Two Teenagers With Syncope

We report the cases of 2 teenagers with syncope and headaches who were subsequently found, on head computed tomography examinations, to have central nervous system etiologies (arteriovenous malformation and arachnoid cyst) of their syncope. These cases highlight the importance of a focused history a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric emergency care 2005-04, Vol.21 (4), p.255-258
Hauptverfasser:	Waseem, Muhammad, Minior, Dan, Devas, Gerard, Bomann, Scott
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Arachnoid Cysts - complications Arachnoid Cysts - diagnosis Biological and medical sciences Child Emergency Medicine - methods Headache - etiology Humans Intensive care medicine Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - complications Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations - diagnosis Male Medical History Taking - methods Medical sciences Physical Examination - methods Recurrence Syncope - etiology Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Zusammenfassung:	We report the cases of 2 teenagers with syncope and headaches who were subsequently found, on head computed tomography examinations, to have central nervous system etiologies (arteriovenous malformation and arachnoid cyst) of their syncope. These cases highlight the importance of a focused history and physical examination when evaluating patients who present with syncope.
ISSN:	0749-5161 1535-1815
DOI:	10.1097/01.pec.0000161472.65583.5c