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Fits, faints and funny turns.
Fits, faints and funny turns represent a common reason for presentation – either to the general practitioner or to the emergency department. In many cases, the consultation is dissatisfying for the doctor and the patient, as such patients frequently present a diagnostic dilemma for the clinician. Frequently, the key to a satisfactory evaluation is a structured approach, premised on a clear and ...
متن کاملDiagnoses made in a secondary care "fits, faints, and funny turns" clinic.
AIMS To investigate the diagnoses made for children referred to a "fits, faints, and funny turns" clinic. METHODS Prospective study of 380 children referred to a dedicated secondary care clinic over an eight year period. RESULTS Twenty three per cent of children were given a final diagnosis of one of the childhood epilepsies, with 48% of these having a specific epilepsy syndrome. Syncope wa...
متن کاملFunny turns in an elderly man.
A 74-year old man presented with recurrent attacks of altered sensorium, sometimes with abrupt falls, against the background of a long history of chronic obstructive airways disease and ischaemic heart disease. Investigations revealed evidence of significant cardiac conduction abnormalities and this led to the insertion of a permanent pacemaker. However, he continued to have recurrent 'syncopal...
متن کاملParoxysmal "funny turns" in an elderly woman--a 95-year-old with an insulinoma.
A 95-year-old woman was admitted to hospital with a fractured neck of femur following a fall. There was no past history of note other than numerous episodes of "funny turns" preceding falls some of which resulted in fractures. During her admission she had a "funny turn". Immediate investigations revealed hypoglycaemia and subsequent biochemical abnormalities, most likely due to a benign endocri...
متن کاملMind-stretching faints.
Syncope has been defined as a transient, brief, self-limited loss of consciousness due to global cerebral hypoperfusion (Brignole et al. 2004). The specific pathophysiology sets syncope apart from other conditions causing transient loss of consciousness (TLOC), such as epilepsy. The major causes and mimics of TLOC are summarised in figure 1. History-taking is the most important tool to distingu...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: South African Medical Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2078-5135
DOI: 10.7196/samjnew.8098