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syncope [sing´kah-pe] faint. adj. adj syn´copal, syncop´ic.cardiac syncope sudden loss of consciousness, either with momentary premonitory symptoms or without warning, due to cerebral anemia caused by ventricular asystole, extreme bradycardia, or fibrillation" >ventricular fibrillation.laryngeal syncope tussive syncope.neurocardiogenic syncope a particularly serious type of attack" >vasovagal attack; the etiology is unknown.stretching syncope syncope associated with stretching the arms upward with the spine extended.swallow syncope syncope associated with swallowing, a disorder of atrioventricular conduction mediated by the vagus nerve.tussive syncope brief loss of consciousness associated with paroxysms of coughing.vasovagal syncope vasovagal attack.cough syncopefainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in heavy-set male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym(s): Charcot vertigo, laryngeal vertigo, tussive syncopetus·sive syn·co·pe (tŭs'iv sing'kŏ-pē) Fainting as a result of a coughing spell, caused by persistent increased intrathoracic pressure diminishing venous return to the heart, thus lowering cardiac output; most often occurs in obese male smokers who have chronic bronchitis. Synonym(s): Charcot vertigo. Charcot, Jean Martin, French neurologist, 1825-1893. Charcot arteries - any one of a variety of small cerebral arteries. Synonym(s): lenticulostriate arteriesCharcot arthritisCharcot arthropathyCharcot bath - for patients with arterial disorders.Charcot changeCharcot disease - Synonym(s): Lou Gehrig diseaseCharcot fever - Synonym(s): Charcot intermittent feverCharcot gait - the gait of hereditary ataxia.Charcot intermittent fever - fever, chills, right upper quadrant pain, and jaundice associated with intermittently obstructing common duct stones. Synonym(s): Charcot feverCharcot joint - a neuropathic arthropathy that occurs with tabes dorsalis (tabetic neurosyphilis). Synonym(s): tabetic arthropathyCharcot laryngeal vertigo - fainting as a result of a coughing spell, most often occurring in heavy-set male smokers with chronic bronchitis. Synonym(s): Charcot vertigo; tussive syncopeCharcot spineCharcot syndrome - a condition caused by ischemia of the muscles. Synonym(s): intermittent claudicationCharcot triad - (1) in multiple (disseminated) sclerosis, the three symptoms: nystagmus, tremor, and scanning speech; - (2) combination of jaundice, fever, and upper abdominal pain that occurs as a result of cholangitis.Charcot vertigo - Synonym(s): Charcot laryngeal vertigoCharcot-Böttcher crystalloids - spindle-shaped crystalloids found in human Sertoli cells.Charcot-Leyden crystals - crystals found in the sputum in bronchial asthma. Synonym(s): asthma crystals; Charcot-Neumann crystals; Charcot-Robin crystals; Leyden crystalsCharcot-Marie-Tooth disease - a group of three familial peripheral neuromuscular disorders, sharing the common feature of marked wasting of the more distal extremities. Synonym(s): peroneal muscular atrophy; Tooth diseaseCharcot-Neumann crystals - Synonym(s): Charcot-Leyden crystalsCharcot-Robin crystals - Synonym(s): Charcot-Leyden crystalsCharcot-Weiss-Baker syndrome - stimulation of a hyperactive carotid sinus, causing a marked fall in blood pressure. Synonym(s): carotid sinus syndromeCharcot-Wilbrand syndrome - inability to recognize objects by sight, usually caused by bilateral parieto-occipital lesions.Erb-Charcot disease - see under Erb |