Syncope: differential diagnosis from seizures
Evidence-based neurology checklist on syncope: differential diagnosis from seizures: Prodromal predictors of syncope Light-headedness Nausea Palpitations Ictal predictors of syncope Post-ictal predictors of syncope Therapeutic predictors of syncope Electroencephalogram (EEG) predictors of syncope
Prodromal predictors of syncope
- Light-headedness
- Nausea
- Palpitations
Ictal predictors of syncope
Post-ictal predictors of syncope
Therapeutic predictors of syncope
Electroencephalogram (EEG) predictors of syncope
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