Tag: syncope
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What Causes Someone to Faint? 5 Causes to Watch For
Whenever you experience a lack of blood flow to the brain, you can faint. Fainting is an abrupt loss of consciousness that occurs for many reasons. The medical term for this condition is syncope, and it can be an acute issue or one of a chronic nature. The good news is that people who faint…
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Doctors Explain The Symptoms and Causes of Syncope (Fainting)
Have you ever stood up too fast and felt so lightheaded you thought you might pass out? That is what a syncope (pronounced ‘sin-ko-pea’) episode feels like at its onset. Syncope is a more technical way of referring to the act of fainting. But it is much more complicated than you might think. These fainting…