Transient loss of consciousness with muscle jerks: syncope or epilepsy ?: Difference between revisions

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 '''Table 1. Diagnostic accuracy of specific items from history taking.'''
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+{| class="wikitable" border="1" style='float: left'
+|+ Factors strongly suggesting syncope
+|-
+! colspan="1" |
+! colspan="3" | Hoefnagels
+! colspan="3" | Sheldon
+|-
+! scope="col" |
+! scope="col" | Sens
+! scope="col" | Spec
+! scope="col" | LR+
+! scope="col" | Sens
+! scope="col" | Spec
+! scope="col" | LR+
+|-
+! scope="row" | Prolonged sitting or standing
+| NR || NR || NR || 0.40 || 0.98 || 20.4
+|-
+! scope="row" | Sweating prior to loss of cons.
+| 0.36 || 0.98 || 18 || 0.35 || 0.94 || 5.9
+|-
+! scope="row" | Nausea
+| 0.28 || 0.98 || 14 || 0.28 || 0.94 || 4.7
+|-
+! scope="row" | History of pre-syncope
+| NR || NR || NR || 0.73 || 0.73 || 2.6
+|-
+! scope="row" | Paleness
+| 0.81 || 0.66 || 2.8 || NR || NR || NR
+|-
+|}
+{{clr}}
+'''sens= sensitivity; spec=specificity; LR+: likelihood ratio of a positive test result; NR=not reported'''
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 == References ==