Medical Music Mondays: Convulsive Syncope
At least 40% of the time when someone faints they have some abnormal movements. These aren't seizures! Convulsive syncope is what we call it when someone faints and jerks a bit.
Synconvulsions: Just how common are convulsions in syncope? (Re-post)
Up to 40% of patients that have syncope have some manner of convulsions that are often mistaken for seizures. The purpose of this post is to examine how we differentiate between convulsions in a epileptic seizure versus those that occur when a patient faints.
Synconvulsions: Just how common are convulsions in syncope?
Certainly we've all taken care of of the patient with the chief complaint "possible seizure." Upon history and examination many of us will discover that the patient had syncope. So, the purpose of this post is to examine how we differentiate between convulsions in a epileptic seizure versus those that occur when a patient faints. Read on! What actually happens [...]
PEM Currents strikes again with a podcast on convulsive syncope
Don't swoon with excitement because the latest episode of PEM Currents, the Pediatric Emergency Medicine podcast is here! The focus is on convulsive syncope - essentially patients who faint and have movements that could be construed as seizures. You'll learn how common convulsions with syncope are and what to do if you encounter them in the Emergency Department. Check it [...]
