Syncope: post-ictal features
Evidence-based neurology checklist on syncope: post-ictal features: Emotional features Emotional upset Euphoria Excitement Fear Feeling dazed Feeling detached Feeling weightless Experiencing a sense of peace Automatisms Righting movements Hallucinations Retrograde amnesia Other features Predictors…
Emotional features
- Emotional upset
- Euphoria
- Excitement
- Fear
- Feeling dazed
- Feeling detached
- Feeling weightless
- Experiencing a sense of peace
Automatisms
Righting movements
Hallucinations
Retrograde amnesia
Other features
Predictors of poor outcome
References
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- O'Dwyer C, Bennett K, Langan Y, Fan CW, Kenny RA. Amnesia for loss of consciousness is common in vasovagal syncope. Europace 2011; 13:1040-1045.
- Saccilotto RT, Nickel CH, Bucher HC, Steyerberg EW, Bingisser R, Koller MT. San Francisco syncope rule to predict short-term serious outcomes: a systematic review. CMAJ 2011; 183:E1116-E1126.
