An Experimental Model of Vasovagal Syncope Induces Cerebral Hypoperfusion and Fainting-Like Behavior in Awake Rats. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2016 Vasovagal syncope, a contributing factor to elderly falls, is the transient loss of consciousness caused by decreased cerebral perfusion. Vasovagal syncope is characterized by hypotension, bradycardia, and reduced cerebral blood flow, resulting in ...
Devin W McBride +6 more
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Neurovisceral phenotypes in the expression of psychiatric symptoms [PDF]
, 2015 This review explores the proposal that vulnerability to psychological symptoms, particularly anxiety, originates in constitutional differences in the control of bodily state, exemplified by a set of conditions that include Joint Hypermobility, Postural ...
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Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2019 Puberty is initiated by hormonal changes in the adolescent body that trigger physical and behavioral changes to reach adult maturation. As these changes occur, some adolescents experience concerning pubertal symptoms that are associated with dysfunction ...
Kassandra E. Coupal +6 more
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Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine, 2023 Malignant vasovagal reflex syndrome can be induced by pulling of cardiac tissue during percutaneous transcatheter closure of patent foramen ovale. In this case, a patient presented with a malignant vasovagal reflex syndrome characterized by decreased ...
Zhiyang Li +4 more
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Freeze, Flight, Fight, Fright, Faint: Adaptationist Perspectives on the Acute Stress Response Spectrum [PDF]
, 2004 This article reviews the existing evolutionary perspectives on the acute stress response habitual faintness and blood-injection-injury type-specific phobia (BIITS phobia). In this article, an alternative evolutionary perspective, based on recent advances
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan
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Genetics of vasovagal syncope [PDF]
Autonomic Neuroscience, 2014 Vasovagal syncope (VVS) is the most frequent type of syncope and affects about 25% of the population. The role of genetic factors in VVS has long been debated. In this review we will discuss the current evidence that strongly suggests a major genetic component.Family aggregation studies have consistently shown that individuals with VVS more frequently ...
Klein, KM, Berkovic, SF
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Modulation of Neurally Mediated Vasodepression and Bradycardia by Electroacupuncture through Opioids in Nucleus Tractus Solitarius. [PDF]
, 2018 Stimulation of vagal afferent endings with intravenous phenylbiguanide (PBG) causes both bradycardia and vasodepression, simulating neurally mediated syncope.
Fu, Liang-Wu +3 more
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Vasovagal Syncope during Office Hysteroscopy—A Frequently Overlooked Unpleasant Complication
Medicina, 2022 Due to technological advancements in miniaturization of instruments and improved optics, the number of office hysteroscopic procedures has increased over time.
Suset Rodriguez +4 more
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Human brain evolution and the "Neuroevolutionary Time-depth Principle:" Implications for the Reclassification of fear-circuitry-related traits in DSM-V and for studying resilience to warzone-related posttraumatic stress disorder. [PDF]
, 2006 The DSM-III, DSM-IV, DSM-IV-TR and ICD-10 have judiciously minimized discussion of etiologies to distance clinical psychiatry from Freudian psychoanalysis.
Bracha, Dr. H. Stefan
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