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To the Editor: We fear that the discussion of "syncope" in the Case Records, as in Binder et al. (Aug. 25 issue),¹ may confuse readers. Seizures, hypoglycemia, and psychiatric conditions are considered causes of syncope (as listed in Table 1of the article), but these are incompatible with the later statement that "all forms of syncope result from a sudden decrease in cerebral blood flow." The authors seem to use syncope in two different meanings, as occurs commonly in the literature.² The first use (as in their Table 1) appears to mean transient loss of consciousness, a temporary, self-limited, and short-term . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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