title: Asystole due to head scratching: a newly confirmed situational syncope.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center, Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, and the Childrens Heart Institute, Reston, Virginia. Electronic address: susan.o'donoghue@medstar.net.
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Donoghue
authors.forename: Hasan
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Abdallah
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001285:Atropine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D010276:Parasympatholytics / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011187:Posture; D013575:Syncope / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology
chemical_list: D010276:Parasympatholytics; D001285:Atropine
keywords: Asystole; Hair grooming syncope; Situational syncope; Vagally mediated syncope