(1) Decreased cerebral perfusion may cause impaired consciousness and syncope .(2) At the same time, syncope is common in words like fam'ly, fed'ral, happ'ning.(3) In patients without focal neurologic symptoms and signs, syncope from cerebrovascular disease is extremely rare.(4) My thesis is that the shortening was caused by syncope .(5) Chest radiographs were available for 364 of 401 patients who presented with syncope or hypotension.(6) Patients usually have no symptoms, but if the pause is prolonged, they may have light-headedness, palpitations, syncope , and falls.(7) The traditional spellings of English place names such as Worcester and Gloucester bear evidence of syncope .(8) Cardiac arrhythmias or syncope clearly associated with a fall should be treated with antiarrhythmics or a pacemaker in consultation with a cardiologist.(9) Although some studies have shown significant reduction of syncopal episodes with pacing therapy, others have reported that pacing did not prevent syncope any better than drug therapy.(10) Before the syncopal event, the patient may report weakness, light-headedness, yawning, nausea, diaphoresis, hyperventilation, blurred vision or impaired hearing.(11) Patients often report that syncopal spells are preceded by light-headedness, and post-event confusion is minimal.(12) A 23-year-old white woman was admitted to the hospital after experiencing syncopal episodes secondary to anemia.(13) Chronic cough can cause exhaustion and irritability, headaches, difficulty sleeping, urinary incontinence, syncopal episodes, sore throat, self consciousness, and fear of underlying serious illness.
