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A 38-year-old previously healthy woman was referred to our sleep center for recurrent witnessed breathing arrest during sleep. She had been brought to the ED 3 months earlier because of sudden onset of dizziness with nausea and vomiting, numbness and weakness of the left limb, less clear speech, double vision, dysphagia, and choking cough while drinking water. ⋯ Antiplatelet aggregation, lipid reduction, plaque stabilization, and trophic nerve treatments were administered, and the left limb strength, speech, and swallowing function improved. She complained of poor sleep and difficulties with memory.
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Observational Study
Incidence and risk factors for non-cardiac syncope in a cohort of patients addressing an accredited Arterial Hypertension Center: the Innocent Study.
Hypotensive susceptibility in hypertensive patients could facilitate orthostatic hypotension, syncope and fall. The aim of this study was to identify incidence, clinical form, complications and risk factors for non-cardiac syncope in a cohort of hypertensive patients. ⋯ To identify hypertensive patients at higher risk for syncope and falls, physicians should focus on comorbidities and current drug regimens, systematically perform an active standing test to identify orthostatic hypotension, employ ABPM to compare BP values with the pre-established target and highlight systolic BP drops and abnormalities suggesting concomitant autonomic dysfunction. The modulation of antihypertensive therapy is an effective tool to counteract the risk of non-cardiac syncope, with possible trauma or other negative influences.