Laughter can be deadly in rare instances, as shown by three bizarre cases where people have died from laughing too hard.

Syncope is a frequent cause for emergency consultation and hospital admission; it is also an indicator of reduced survival rate among older adults. The differential diagnosis may be large ...

Adjei, MD Coat hanger pain is aching, stiffness, or tension in the back of the neck, shoulders, and upper back—an area of the ...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the autonomic nervous function in patients with vasovagal syncope (VVS) and to evaluate the diagnostic value of DC and AC for VVS. Methods: A total of 94 ...

This poll included the following clinical vignette: A 26-year-old woman with a history of cardiac surgeries (unknown details) presents with syncope and palpitations. Records obtained from outside ...

Patients with syncope typically present with a transient loss of consciousness, which can have a broad spectrum of causes. Here, Professor Martin Möckel, of the EUSEM syncope group, summarises how ...

The Covid-19 pandemic has spread devastation around the world. The virus was first recognised in early 2020 in the city of Wuhan in China and then spread around the globe. In the UK there have ...

Dysautonomia can be difficult to diagnose, in part because symptoms are linked to a range of health issues. Some causes are ...