Breakfast Time Blackouts
We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “st...
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doaj-2ddd13712c9e4bbc842be8082bb2e7872020-11-24T23:16:30ZengHindawi LimitedCase Reports in Neurological Medicine2090-66682090-66762014-01-01201410.1155/2014/568983568983Breakfast Time BlackoutsAndrew W. Barritt0Bridget K. MacDonald1Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4EX, UKDepartment of Neurology, St George’s Hospital, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UKWe present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “stretch syncope” which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/568983 |
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We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called “stretch syncope” which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence. |
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