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Combining breath hold and neck torsion triggers stretch syncope in adolescents.
Highlights 'stretch syncope' as a rare but identifiable cause of reflex syncope in adolescents provoked by specific stretching maneuvers.
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Recognize stretch syncope during adolescent stretching; case report extends rare reflex syncope descriptions but leaves confirmation to prospective studies.
We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called "stretch syncope" which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence.
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Barritt et al. (2014) studied this question. A stretching maneuver combining a breath hold and neck torsion can provoke stretch syncope, a rare form of reflex syncope causing collapse and loss of consciousness in adolescents.
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