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Syncope in the older person: a review
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 September 2006
Abstract
‘Syncope’ is derived from the Greek words ‘syn’ (meaning ‘together’) and ‘koptein’ (meaning ‘cut’). It is a syndrome characterized by transient loss of consciousness resulting from temporary and self-limited cerebral hypoperfusion, most often the result of systemic hypotension.
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