title: Near death and neurocardiogenic syncope.
abstract: We report the case of an 18-year-old female who presented as an out-of-hospital ventricular fibrillation cardiac arrest. She required ICD insertion and recovered without deficit. Following recurrent syncopal episodes we diagnosed the co-existence of Neurocardiogenic syncope.
authors: Clinical Age Assessment Unit, Mid-Western Regional Hospital, Limerick, Ireland. teresadonnelly@iolfree.ie
authors: Teresa
authors: T
authors: Donnelly
authors: Sheila
authors: S
authors: Carew
authors: Tina
authors: T
authors: Sheehy
authors: Aine
authors: A
authors: Costelloe
authors: Gerard
authors: G
authors: Fahey
authors: Declan
authors: D
authors: Lyons
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016638:Critical Illness; D017147:Defibrillators, Implantable; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D019462:Syncope, Vasovagal / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014693:Ventricular Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy
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