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Clinical case. Differential diagnosis: neurally mediated syncope (VVS, situational syncope), cardiac conditions, seizure disorder, metabolic, orthostatic hypotension, psychogenic pseudo syncope. Diagnosis: careful history taking, tilt table testing. Main manifestations of VVS: precipitant factors, prodromal features, characteristics of loss of consciousness period, post syncopal manifestations. Aggravating factors, associated conditions. Therapy: proper education of the patient, drug therapy. Prognosis: natural history of VVS.
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Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (2018). Orthostatic Intolerance. In: Idiaquez, J., Benarroch, E., Nogues, M. (eds) Evaluation and Management of Autonomic Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-72251-1_12
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