title: Breakfast time blackouts.
abstract: We present the case of a 16-year-old girl who suffered from repeated episodes of collapse and loss of consciousness which could be provoked by undertaking a stretching manoeuvre comprising a combined breath hold and neck torsion. A review of the literature is provided on other cases of so-called "stretch syncope" which appears to be a rare form of reflex syncope affecting patients in adolescence.
authors.affiliation: Hurstwood Park Neurosciences Centre, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH16 4EX, UK.
authors.forename: Andrew W
authors.initials: AW
authors.lastname: Barritt
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, St George's Hospital, Tooting, London SW17 0QT, UK.
authors.forename: Bridget K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: MacDonald