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Fainting |
Syncope may also refer to a linguistic phenomenon. Fainting or syncope (SAMPA: /"sIn.k@.pi/ or /"sIN.k@.pi/) is a sudden (and generally momentary) loss of consciousness due to a lack of sufficient blood and oxygen reaching the brain. The first symptoms a person feels before fainting are dizziness, a dimming of vision, or brown-out and feeling hot. Moments later, the person's vision turns black and he or she drops to the floor (or slumps if seated in a chair). Factors that influence fain ...
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Syncope Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American Heart Association http://www.americanheart.org/
- Heart Rhythm Society
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Cleveland Clinic http://www.clevelandclinic.org
- HealthWorld http://www.healthy.net/
- University of Maryland Medical Center http://www.umm.edu/
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