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Syncope - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/syncope/syncope.htm
Also known as fainting, an information sheet compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. |
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Cheltenham Syncope Clinic - http://www.syncope.co.uk
Neurocardiogenic Syncope (also known as Vasovagal Syncope) and Carotid Sinus Syndrome are important, treatable, yet under-diagnosed causes of recurrent blackouts. Diagnosis and management of these conditions is explained in this website. |
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American Heart Association - http://216.185.112.5/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4749
An explanation of what syncope is, neurally mediated syncope, AHA recommendations and further resources to related issues. |
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NPR : 'In Defense of Fainting' - http://www.npr.org/programs/watc/features/2001/010624.indefenseoffainting.html
Writer William Loiseaux has done a bit of scientific, linguistic, cultural and historical research on the act of fainting. He's written a treatise of sorts on the topic. It's called "In Defense of Fainting," published in The American Scholar and reprinted here. |
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American Academy of Family Physicians - http://www.aafp.org/afp/991101ap/2001.html
An article entitled: Exercise-Related Syncope in the Young Athlete: Reassurance, Restriction or Referral? |