| Literature DB >> 2320248 |
J T Pelekanos1, J M Dooley, P R Camfield, J Finley.
Abstract
We describe 6 adolescents with syncope induced by stretching with the neck hyperextended. Studies of the cardiovascular responses to stretching and Valsalva in these patients were the same as controls, indicating that the mechanism is not simply Valsalva but may also involve vertebral artery compression coupled with a familial tendency to faint.Entities:
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Year: 1990 PMID： 2320248 DOI： 10.1212/wnl.40.4.705
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurology ISSN： 0028-3878 Impact factor: 9.910