Despite her debilitating symptoms, doctors still dismiss her, telling her she “looks fine” and sending her home.

Cite this: Epilepsy or Syncope? An Analysis of 55 Consecutive Patients with Loss of Consciousness, Convulsions, Falls, and No EEG Abnormalities - Medscape - Jul 01, 2010.

Sai Teja, a twelve-year-old from Andhra Pradesh, suffered mysterious spells after hot water baths. Doctors initially dismissed his condition. Eventually, a neurologist in Hyderabad diagnosed him with ...

Evangeline Lilly showed off the gruesome injuries she sustained after fainting on the beach and smashing her face into a boulder.

Lilly explained that she’s had fainting spells since she was a little girl. After ruling out epilepsy when she was young, doctors ultimately told her she had hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).

Seizures, transient ischemic attacks (mini-strokes), and certain types of migraines can temporarily disrupt brain function, creating syncope-like symptoms.

If your doctor suspects that your fainting is due to a seizure, they may order an electroencephalogram (EEG), which records the activity of your brain waves. Fainting may also happen when the part ...

Syncope in clinical medicine: importance, causes, diagnosis, and management explained concisely by a medical professional.

Yesterday at his house, my friend slipped on the carpet and fell over quite hard on his side. He then jumped up and walked over to the couch. He then passed out, slipped to a lying down position and, ...

Doctors weigh in on how certain health conditions can cause fatal health events like cardiac arrest, fainting, an asthma bout, or seizure if you laugh too hard.

A retrospective observational study found that 22% of cases of sudden cardiac death were due to sudden arrhythmic death syndrome (SADS). Syncope, seizure-like episodes and changes in ...

They can cause fitting activity, and differentiating a seizure and epilepsy from fainting requires involvement of a cardiologist and neurologist.” If you faint at the sight of blood, you may be ...