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Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly.

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Scherokman, B; Massey, EW
Published in: J Am Geriatr Soc
November 1980

In the case of an elderly patient with transient loss of consciousness, the chief differential diagnosis is syncope versus seizure. The most helpful diagnostic aid is a thorough history obtained from both the patient and an observer. The tentative diagnosis based on the history can be confirmed by the findings on physical examination and by such secondary studies as an electroencephalogram and a series of cardiac tests.

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J Am Geriatr Soc

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ISSN

0002-8614

Publication Date

November 1980

Volume

28

Issue

11

Start / End Page

504 / 506

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unconsciousness
  • Syncope
  • Seizures
  • Medical History Taking
  • Humans
  • Heart Function Tests
  • Geriatrics
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Aged
 

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Scherokman, B., & Massey, E. W. (1980). Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc, 28(11), 504–506. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb01130.x
Scherokman, B., and E. W. Massey. “Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly.J Am Geriatr Soc 28, no. 11 (November 1980): 504–6. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb01130.x.
Scherokman B, Massey EW. Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1980 Nov;28(11):504–6.
Scherokman, B., and E. W. Massey. “Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly.J Am Geriatr Soc, vol. 28, no. 11, Nov. 1980, pp. 504–06. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.1980.tb01130.x.
Scherokman B, Massey EW. Evaluating loss of consciousness in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1980 Nov;28(11):504–506.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Am Geriatr Soc

DOI

ISSN

0002-8614

Publication Date

November 1980

Volume

28

Issue

11

Start / End Page

504 / 506

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Unconsciousness
  • Syncope
  • Seizures
  • Medical History Taking
  • Humans
  • Heart Function Tests
  • Geriatrics
  • Electroencephalography
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Aged