| Patients with a family history of arrhythmia, syncope, or sudden death also may be at higher risk. |
| In patients without focal neurologic symptoms and signs, syncope from cerebrovascular disease is extremely rare. |
| The traditional spellings of English place names such as Worcester and Gloucester bear evidence of syncope. |
| Cardiac syncope often causes immediate loss of consciousness, tonic stiffening of body and limbs, and often myoclonic jerking. |
| Chest radiographs were available for 364 of 401 patients who presented with syncope or hypotension. |
| However, syncope, aborted cardiac arrest, and sudden death do continue to occur. |
