Syncope of psychiatric origin

Clinical Autonomic Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 26-29

  Luzza, Francesco ^a,b   Di Rosa, Salvatore ^a   Pugliatti, Pietro ^a   Andò, Giuseppe ^a   Carerj, Scipione ^a   Rizzo, Fabrizio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Head up tilt test; Pseudosyncope; Psychiatric disorder; Syncope

Indexed keywords

BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL FEATURE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MENTAL DISEASE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT SELECTION; PSEUDOSYNCOPE; REVIEW; SYNCOPE; TILT TABLE TEST; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 1842608734     PISSN: 09599851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10286-004-0141-y     Document Type: Review

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