Situational syncope

Contextual syncope is a manifestation of nerve-mediated syncope and is one of the most common manifestations of syncope. The reason why it is called situational syncope is that the syncope has a certain situation as a prerequisite. The appearance of this scenario constitutes a condition for syncope, similar scenarios can cause multiple episodes of syncope, forming a predisposing factor for syncope. Situational syncope is more common in the elderly.

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