"Syncope" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9)
| Descriptor ID |
D013575
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C10.597.606.358.800.600 C23.888.592.604.359.800.600
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| Concept/Terms |
Syncope, Cardiogenic- Syncope, Cardiogenic
- Cardiogenic Syncope
- Cardiogenic Syncopes
- Syncopes, Cardiogenic
Syncope, Carotid Sinus- Syncope, Carotid Sinus
- Carotid Sinus Syncope
- Carotid Sinus Syncopes
- Syncopes, Carotid Sinus
Syncope, Convulsive- Syncope, Convulsive
- Convulsive Syncope
- Convulsive Syncopes
- Syncopes, Convulsive
Syncope, Deglutitional- Syncope, Deglutitional
- Deglutitional Syncope
- Deglutitional Syncopes
- Syncopes, Deglutitional
Syncope, Effort- Syncope, Effort
- Effort Syncope
- Effort Syncopes
- Syncopes, Effort
Syncope, Hyperventilation- Syncope, Hyperventilation
- Hyperventilation Syncope
- Hyperventilation Syncopes
- Syncopes, Hyperventilation
Syncope, Micturition- Syncope, Micturition
- Micturition Syncope
- Micturition Syncopes
- Syncopes, Micturition
Syncope, Postural- Syncope, Postural
- Postural Syncope
- Postural Syncopes
- Syncopes, Postural
Syncope, Situational- Syncope, Situational
- Situational Syncope
- Situational Syncopes
- Syncopes, Situational
Syncope, Stokes-Adams- Syncope, Stokes-Adams
- Stokes-Adams Syncope
- Stokes-Adams Syncopes
- Syncope, Stokes Adams
- Syncopes, Stokes-Adams
Syncope, Tussive- Syncope, Tussive
- Syncopes, Tussive
- Tussive Syncope
- Tussive Syncopes
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Syncope" by people in Profiles.
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Functional Syncope in Children and Adolescents: A Retrospective Cohort Study. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Jan; 162:21-27.
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Added value of corpus callosotomy following vagus nerve stimulation in children with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome: A multicenter, multinational study. Epilepsia. 2023 12; 64(12):3205-3212.
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Diagnostic Delays and Characteristics of Pediatric Pulmonary Hypertension Presenting as Syncope. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2021 10; 60(11-12):443-446.
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Prospective analysis of syncope/pre-syncope in a tertiary paediatric orthopaedic fracture outpatient clinic. ANZ J Surg. 2021 04; 91(4):668-672.
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Prevalence of venous thromboembolism in admissions and readmissions with and without syncope: a nationwide cohort study. Eur Heart J Qual Care Clin Outcomes. 2021 01 25; 7(1):52-58.
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Loss of Consciousness in the Young Child. Pediatr Cardiol. 2021 Feb; 42(2):234-254.
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Man With Light-headedness and Near Syncope. Ann Emerg Med. 2020 08; 76(2):e9-e10.
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Left Atrial "Pinball" Thrombus Causing Recurrent Syncope. J Invasive Cardiol. 2020 02; 32(2):E45.
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Commentary. Clin Chem. 2019 11; 65(11):1361.
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Anomalous Left Coronary Artery From the Right Sinus of Valsalva in a Patient Presenting with ST-Segment Elevation in Lead aVR: A Case Report. J Emerg Med. 2018 10; 55(4):e93-e96.