Increased predisposition to syncope in vasovagal syncope
Nifontova, L.A.
Zhurnal Nevropatologii i Psikhiatrii Imeni S.S. Korsakova 80(11): 1652-1657
1980
ISSN/ISBN: 0044-4588 PMID: 6779466 Document Number: 156553
For revealing body peculiarities causing a heightened predisposition to vasovagal syncopes the somatic and neurological status, the general and cerebral hemodynamics, the person's psychological peculiarities, the brain bioelectric activity, changes in catecholamine metabolism, and in adrenocortical function were examined in 131 patients. As a result, factors determining the heightened predisposition to vasovagal syncopes were revealed, and a scheme was drawn which illustrated the development of a vasovagal syncope and the participation of the above factors in the pathogenetic mechanisms of the syncope at its different stages.