Syncope/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Syncope.

Transient loss of consciousness and postural tone caused by diminished blood flow to the brain (i.e., brain ischemia).

This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Syncope (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine.