Establishing the cause or causes of syncope serves two principal purposes. First, an etiologic diagnosis permits assessment of prognosis and risk of recurrence, both issues of great concern for ...

VS is the most common cause of a reflex syncope. This means something stimulates what is a normal reflex to exaggerated extremes to cause fainting. Here that something is either the sight of blood, ...

The neural pathways involved in syncope, or fainting, are not well understood. Studies in mice have identified a defined subset of vagal sensory neurons that connect the heart and brain. Stimulation ...

Syncope is the medical term for fainting or a loss of consciousness. It is a common occurrence and often an explanation can be provided based on the person’s history alone. Other times, medical ...