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Syncope

Can a near syncope episode be considered a loss of awareness
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Confusion is typical of post syncope, not near syncope.
Professor M Zak Khalil MD MRCPUK
"near syncope" is like "almost pregnant".... either you had syncope or you didn't. syncope involves loss of consciousness. Near syncope simply means you "almost fainted but didn't" - you maintained consciousness.

While near-syncope and syncope seem to be part of the same continuum, they are very different animals. the etiologies of syncope tend to be more critical conditions than near-syncope. Near syncope has more benign causes than syncope.
Sanjeev Saxena
Syncope or Fainting or loss of consciousness is a sudden loss of blood supply to the brain due to many reasons. Can not be predicted unfortunately. Can be considered loss of awareness
Ahmed M. Abuhelala
Probably not.

Are you reading medical records?

The over riding question is "What is the doctor trying to say?" May not be coming out properly.
Stephen J. Soldo
Hard to say for certain! I've always had a probblem with the term "Near Syncope." I feel either you have syncope or you do not! I've never liked the idea that you almost or got close to syncope. So, for your symptom of loss of awareness, you should discuss the exact situation in depth with your Internest or a Neurologist, so that your perceived symptom can be narrowed down to some possibilitie to look into, rather than simply calling it near syncope.
Alvin K. Eng
Yes and no! From the patients perspective yes. Clinically, I like to think there is more physiology at work. Low blood pressure, pulse, etc. Consciousness and awareness are not equivalent.
Karrie Lien