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==Policy==
==Policy==
The policy is determined by the cause of the T-LOC, with the risk of acute cardiac death or the magnitude of the risk for the patients’ health.
The policy is determined by the cause of the T-LOC, with the risk of acute cardiac death or the magnitude of the risk for the patients’ health.
*Category <span style="color:#FF0000>RED</span> (cardiac cause and first convulsion): Acute hospitalization and (rhythm) observation (cardiac) or imaging of the brain (convulsion)
*Category '''<span style="color:#FF0000>RED</span>''' (cardiac cause and first convulsion): Acute hospitalization and (rhythm) observation (cardiac) or imaging of the brain (convulsion)
*Category <span style="color:#FF8C00>ORANGE</span> (orthostatic hypotension, very frequent reflex syncope, psychogenic pseudosyncope): policlinical evaluation preferably in a syncope unit
*Category '''<span style="color:#FF8C00>ORANGE</span>''' (orthostatic hypotension, very frequent reflex syncope, psychogenic pseudosyncope): policlinical evaluation preferably in a syncope unit
*Category <span style="color:#008000>GREEN</span> (isolated reflex syncope, recognized epilepsy): explain and potentially follow-up by GP or attending physician.
*Category '''<span style="color:#008000>GREEN</span>''' (isolated reflex syncope, recognized epilepsy): explain and potentially follow-up by GP or attending physician.


==References==
==References==

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