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Pediatrics DNB 2018 85fd5c7c

Most common cause of syncope in a child?

A
Breath holding spell
B
Tantrum spell
C
Hypoglycemia
D
Neurocardiogenic
High-Yield Explanation
Syncope is sudden transient loss of consciousness with inability to maintain postural tone - Syncope is caused by a lack of adequate cerebral blood flow - Most common cause of syncope in the normal pediatric population is neurocardiogenic syncope, which is also known as vasovagal syncope.

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