Syncope
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. ,Created For = LHSA-Dott,Use For = Fainting
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
PR2.547, 1941-1943
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.547
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to male from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: tinnitus; fainting; head injury; dizziness; power vanished from leg; headache; nausea; subdural haematoma; lesion; paraesthesiae to face; and thalamic disturbance. No treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1941-1943
PR2.1202, 1942
Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.1202
Scope and Contents
Typed case summary and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothiansaged 77 at first examination in 1942. Conditions mentioned include: head pain; fainting; unconsciousness; face pain; trigeminal neuralgia; and arteriosclerosis. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.
Dates:
1942