Key result
Daily fainting episodes in a 4-year-old highlight an unusual cause of pediatric syncope.
Why the study?
Sudden loss of consciousness in children can result from various cardiac or neurologic causes, but unusual etiologies like swallowing syncope are rarely reported.
Case Report (n=1)
This case report highlights swallowing syncope as an unusual cause of repeated loss of consciousness in children.
Swallowing syncope warrants consideration in pediatric recurrent syncope; this case extends sparse reports but leaves open prevalence and management.
Sudden loss of consciousness in children may be caused by either cardiac or neurologic dysfunction. Generalized seizure activity, breath-holding spells, and vasovagal syncope precipitated by a variety of factors frequently occur.1,2 The following case illustrates an unusual cause of repeated loss of consciousness in a child. CASE REPORT A 4-year-old white girl was in excellent health until 18 months of age when she first appeared to faint. During following 3 months, she was asymptomatic but then began having similar fainting episodes several times a day. For the next 2 years, the mother sought medical attention from pediatricians, cardiologists, neurologists, and otolaryngologists and began keeping detailed daily records of all spells.
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Woody et al. (1986) conducted a case report in Swallowing Syncope (n=1). Swallowing was evaluated on Fainting episodes.
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