Syncope - brief loss of consciousness. A retrospective study
Aarseth, S.; Kongerud, J.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 102(4): 231-233
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 7123517 Document Number: 185246
Patients (129) with syncope were admitted to an acute medical department during 2 yr. Their case reports were reexamined regarding diagnostic procedures and final diagnosis, and 82 patients answered a follow-up questionnaire. Of the patients 25% had new attacks, some requiring rehospitalization. In the discussion the literature is reviewed and it was concluded that the case history is the most valuable guide to a correct etiological diagnosis obtained by simple means such as EEG and ECG.