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[[File:Figure1.jpg | 500px ]] | [[File:Figure1.jpg | 500px|thumb|left|Frequency of the complaint fainting as reason for encounter in general practice in the Netherlands. Data are obtained from the general practitioners transition project. It concerns an analysis of 93.297 patient years. The arrow around 1 year is to indicate that a small peak occurs between 6-18 months (breath-holding spells). [From Colman et al reference 7 with permission] ]] | ||
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An incidence peak occurs around the age of 15 years, with females having more than twice the incidence of males [8]. | An incidence peak occurs around the age of 15 years, with females having more than twice the incidence of males [8]. | ||
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The incidence of syncope in young subjects coming to medical attention varies from approximately 0.5 to 3 cases per 1000 (0.05 – 0.3%) [9]. Syncopal events which do not reach medical attention occur much more frequently. In fact, the recently published results of a survey of students averaging 20 years of age demonstrated that about 20% of male and 50% of females report to have experienced at least one syncopal episode [8]. By comparison, the prevalence of epileptic seizures in a similar age group is about 5 per 1000 (0.5%) [10] and cardiac syncope (i.e., cardiac arrhythmias or structural heart disease) is even far less common [1,7]. | The incidence of syncope in young subjects coming to medical attention varies from approximately 0.5 to 3 cases per 1000 (0.05 – 0.3%) [9]. Syncopal events which do not reach medical attention occur much more frequently. In fact, the recently published results of a survey of students averaging 20 years of age demonstrated that about 20% of male and 50% of females report to have experienced at least one syncopal episode [8]. By comparison, the prevalence of epileptic seizures in a similar age group is about 5 per 1000 (0.5%) [10] and cardiac syncope (i.e., cardiac arrhythmias or structural heart disease) is even far less common [1,7]. | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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#Estruch pmid=23944307 | #Estruch pmid=23944307 | ||
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