Usefulness of the head-up tilt test in distinguishing neurally mediated syncope and epilepsy in children aged 5-20 years old

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 600-603

  Sabri, M R ^a,b   Mahmodian, T ^a   Sadri, H ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Epilepsy; Head up tilt test; Syncope

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPILEPSY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEAD TILTING; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SYMPTOM; SYNCOPE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SYNCOPE, VASOVAGAL; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 33749335549     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-006-1140-7     Document Type: Article

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