SCI-FAINTING ( Undated ) _ An explanation of the physiological mechanisms behind vasovagal syncope _ the medical term for fainting.
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The main danger of vasovagal syncope ( or dizzy spells from vertigo ) is the risk of injury by falling while unconscious.
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People who suffer from vasovagal needle phobia fear the sight, thought, or feeling of needles or needle-like objects.
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These findings reverse the more commonly held beliefs about the cause-and-effect pattern of needle phobics with vasovagal syncope.
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Vasovagal syncope is a common condition in which a temporary loss of consciousness results from an inadequate amount of blood flowing to the brain.
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I was trying to reproduce her symptoms by tilting her and causing blood to pool in her legs, setting off the vasovagal cascade.
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In some people the signal, called the vasovagal reflex, is set off by emotional stress; in others, by prolonged standing.
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:One month after his kidnapping, Hanasaki is currently experiencing stress and suffers from periodical vasovagal response leading him to experience subtle faints.
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Medication therapy could possibly prevent future vasovagal responses; however, for some individuals medication is ineffective and they will continue to have fainting episodes.
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Other medical journal articles have discussed additional aspects of this possible link between vasovagal syncope and evolutionary fitness in blood-injection-injury phobias.
