Differential diagnosis of transient loss of consciousness

• G.A. Golovina
• Duplyakov Dmitriy V.

AbstractTransient loss of consciousness (TLC) may result from syncopal and nonsyncopal conditions. Syncopes are the dominant cause of TLC, but they should be distinguished from diseases with ather mechanisms of partial or complete loss of consciousness than cerebral hypoperfusion. The article discusses the differential diagnosis of syncopal and nonsyncopal loss of consciousness.

Keywords:transient loss of consciousness, syncope, differential diagnosis

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