Two teenagers with syncope

Pediatr Emerg Care. 2005 Apr;21(4):255-8. doi: 10.1097/01.pec.0000161472.65583.5c.

Abstract

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.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Arachnoid Cysts / complications*
  • Arachnoid Cysts / diagnosis
  • Child
  • Emergency Medicine / methods
  • Headache / etiology*
  • Humans
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / complications*
  • Intracranial Arteriovenous Malformations / diagnosis
  • Male
  • Medical History Taking / methods
  • Physical Examination / methods
  • Recurrence
  • Syncope / etiology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed