Syncope is a frequent cause for emergency consultation and hospital admission; it is also an indicator of reduced survival rate among older adults. The differential diagnosis may be large, but ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of ...

To our knowledge the use of a tilt table to ascertain the effect of a distended bladder and urgency in the orthostatic position in a patient with micturition syncope has not been reported.