title: [Syncope-like episodes as a symptom of conversion syndrome in a 15-year-old girl].
abstract: The authors present a case of a 15-years-old girl with syncope-like episodes occurring for 6 months. We found that disturbances of consciousness observed in our patient were due to conversion syndrome. Problems concerning differential diagnosis of syncope-like episodes are discussed with special emphasis on psychogenic syndromes, cardiogenic, neurogenic and metabolic causes, as well as the use of modern diagnostic techniques (e.g. video/EEG monitoring).
authors.affiliation: Klinika Kardiologii Wieku Dzieciecego Akademii Medycznej w Warszawie.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Jedrasik
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Wolańczyk
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003291:Conversion Disorder / Q000523:psychology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004569:Electroencephalography; D004827:Epilepsy / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology*