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Syncope

"Syncope" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., BRAIN ISCHEMIA). Presyncope refers to the sensation of lightheadedness and loss of strength that precedes a syncopal event or accompanies an incomplete syncope. (From Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, pp367-9)


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Syncope" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Syncope" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
Bar chart showing 228 publications over 31 distinct years, with a maximum of 14 publications in 2010 and 2017 and 2019
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