title: Etiology of syncope in 100 patients with associated pale facial appearance.
abstract: Since publication and discussion of the original patients, I have continued to evaluate patients with loss or near loss of consciousness using the patient's facial color as a guide to underlying etiology. This has consistently provided a quick, reliable method for trying to sort through these difficult cases. Others have similarly noted value of a pale, ashen facial color in diagnosing patients with transient loss of consciousness. I present now my experience with the first 100 patients presenting with syncope and associated pale facial appearance.
authors.affiliation: Nebraska Methodist Hospital, Omaha.
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Aita
mesh_terms: D003116:Color; D004833:Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe / Q000150:complications; D005145:Face / Q000098:blood supply; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D007022:Hypotension / Q000150:complications; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*