The signs leading up to fainting are called the prodrome of syncope, or pre-syncope. The symptoms that come on after you regain consciousness are called postdromal symptoms. Prodromal symptoms of ...

Syncope is a reversible loss of consciousness and postural vascular tone resulting from a sudden lack or decrease of cerebral blood flow. [11] In other words, diminished oxygen to the brain makes ...

This reaction is known as a vasovagal syncope episode, also known as fainting. Vasovagal syncope is a temporary loss of consciousness. The vasovagal response, in which your blood pressure suddenly ...

Syncope is most common in the young and the old, with an incidence peak at around 15 years of age, particularly in women; subsequently, there is a progressive increase in frequency over the age of ...