TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Syncope following neck trauma in a football player
JO  - Physician and sportsmedicine
A1  - O'Kane, J. W.
SP  - 37
EP  - 41
VL  - 29
IS  - 9
N2  - A college American football player sustained a contusion to his anterior neck, over the carotid artery. Less than a minute later he fainted, then experienced episodes of postural dizziness with bradycardia and hypotension. He completely recovered within 3 hours from the time of injury. An unusual but possible cause of this patient's syncopal episode is posttraumatic carotid sinus syncope. This case illustrates the importance of checking vital signs in any athlete who experiences loss of consciousness, and that its occurrence in a collision sport is not always caused by a concussion.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0091-3847
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3810/psm.2001.09.975
ID  - ref1
ER  -