title: [Syncopal consciousness disorders and drop attacks from the neurologic viewpoint].
abstract: The most important neurological disorders leading to syncope and/or drop attack are presented. With respect to epilepsy it is important to consider generalized absence seizures (petit mal), generalized tonic-clonic seizures (grand mal) and some types of complex partial seizures. Additionally, some sleep and arousal disorders must be mentioned, such as narcolepsy, disorders of excessive somnolence associated with sleep-induced respiratory impairment, as well as the Kleine-Levin-Critchley syndrome. Vagotonic, asympathicotonic, sympathicotonic and central autonomic disorders are comprised in the group of autonomic attacks. Among other brain diseases manifesting syncope and/or drop attack, cerebrovascular disorders are of major importance in view of their high incidence. Psychogenic seizures also have to be taken into account in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Neurologische Universitätsklinik, Wien.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zeiler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zeitlhofer
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology*
vernacular_title: Synkopale Bewusstseinsstörungen und Sturzanfälle aus neurologischer Sicht.