PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - C T P Krediet
AU  - D L Jardine
AU  - P Cortelli
AU  - A G R Visman
AU  - W Wieling
TI  - Vasovagal syncope interrupting sleep?
AID  - 10.1136/hrt.2003.031294
DP  - 2004 May 01
TA  - Heart
PG  - e25--e25
VI  - 90
IP  - 5
4099  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/5/e25.short
4100  - http://heart.bmj.com/content/90/5/e25.full
SO  - Heart2004 May 01; 90
AB  - Clinical data are reported for 13 patients who were referred with recurrent loss of consciousness at night interrupting their sleep. Most of the patients were women (10 of 13) with a mean age of 45 years (range 21–72 years). The histories were more consistent with vasovagal syncope than with epilepsy. This was supported by electroencephalographic and tilt test results. More polysomnographic monitoring data are required to confirm the diagnosis of vasovagal syncope interrupting sleep. This will be difficult because, although the condition may not be rare, the episodes are usually sporadic.