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A list of sites providing information on syncope - fainting or temporary loss of consciousness

Syncope, Part 1 - First, let's make sure you don't die
First of a 3-part review of syncope by your Guide. This part stresses that doctors need first to rule out potentially lethal varieties of syncope.

Syncope, Part 2 - When to fire your doctor
Second of a 3-part series by your Guide. The appropriate evaluation of syncope is not that difficult. But if it is not done right, there may be serious consequences.

Syncope, Part 3 - How syncope is treated
Part 3 of a series by your Guide. Now that the cause of syncope has been diagnosed, how should it be treated?

A Primer on Syncope
From the Vanderbilt U. Syncope Center

Dysautonomia Youth Network of America (NYHA)
A great site that offers meaningful support to young people with syncope and other forms of dysautonomia.

Commonly asked questions about the tilt table study
From the Vanderbilt U. Syncope Center

Syncope - a review
From the Virtual Hospital's Family Practice Handbook

The Merck Manual on syncope
A comprehensive review

That sinking feeling
DrKoop.com on fainting

A primer on syncope
From the Columbia U. Syncope Center

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