OBJECTIVE To determine whether permanent cardiac pacing could prevent syncope and seizures in children with frequent severe neurally mediated syncope, and if so whether dual chamber pacing was ...

As a result of the hazing, seven students fainted from exhaustion. One student had an epileptic seizure, while others experienced hypothermia. Two participants were even hospitalised with exhaustion ...

Hazing at the Hotel Management School Maastricht has again gotten out of hand. At least two first-year students have reported ...

This reaction is known as a vasovagal syncope episode, also known as fainting. Vasovagal syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness. The vasovagal response, in which your blood pressure suddenly ...

Not all seizures are due to epilepsy. Other conditions that can look like epilepsy include fainting, or when people with diabetes have low blood sugar and have a diabetic seizure. In this information ...

Syncope is a relatively common clinical syndrome that is a subset of a broader range of conditions that cause transient loss of consciousness (TLOC). Other TLOC conditions include seizures ...

Epilepsy is the most common serious neurological disorder in the elderly after stroke and dementia. It may be more important for elderly people because it is intermittent and unpredictable.

Epilepsy is usually treated with prescription drugs to control seizures, but it may also involve surgery, nerve stimulation devices, or special diets, depending on your situation and how well your ...

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Jan. 22, 2025 — Doctors could soon reduce epilepsy misdiagnoses by up to 70% using a new tool that turns routine electroencephalogram, or EEG, tests that appear normal into highly accurate ...