Citation

Mazzuca M, Thomas P. Epileptic Disord. 2007; 9(4): 413-417.

Affiliation

IPMC Sophia-Antipolis, CNRS UMR6097/UNSA, Valbonne, France.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, John Libbey Eurotext)

DOI

10.1684/epd.2007.0133

PMID

18077227

Abstract

We present the first video-EEG documentation, with ECG and EMG features, of stretch syncope of adolescence in a young, healthy 16-year-old boy. Stretch syncope of adolescence is a rarely reported, benign cause of fainting in young patients, which can be confused with epileptic seizures. In our patient, syncopes were self-induced to avoid school. Dynamic transcranial Doppler showed evidence of blood flow decrease in both posterior cerebral arteries mimicking effects of a Valsalva manoeuvre. Dynamic angiogram of the vertebral arteries was normal. Hypotheses concerning the physiopathology are discussed. [Published with video sequences].

Language: en