Clinical evaluation of syncope.
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چکیده
Reduction of blood flow to both cerebral hemispheres or the brainstem (reticular activating system), results in acute hypoperfusion. This leads to loss of consciousness and postural tone, with resulting syncope. As syncope is a transient event, it follows that the cause of central nervous system (CNS) dysfunction must also be transient. Persistent causes of significant CNS dysfunction results in altered mental status or even coma (cerebrovascular and metabolic causes).
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India
دوره 55 Suppl شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2007