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ISRAEL ZIVIN, MD; WILBUR ROWLEY, MD

Arch Intern Med. 1964;113(1):8-13.

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Syncope in relation to micturition, micturition syncope, has been described since 1957.¹ Although the mechanism is unknown, it is presumed to be of a vasovagal nature ^1,4,8,9 with resultant hypotension and cerebral anemia ^3,6; it has been likened to the Valsalva effect.^5,7,10 Epileptic phenomena have been alluded to on one occasion ² in the literature as well as in discussions of micturition syncope in other papers, and, although it has been stated that micturition syncope could be a form of epilepsy,^2,9,11 in none of these papers were clinical specifics delineated to substantiate such an etiology. For this reason and to this end the following case study is presented.

Report of a Case

Case History.

—The patient was a 14-year-old student whose development was considered normal. There was no history of head injury, and there was no antecedent history of syncope or seizure activity.

In March, 1962, he . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
CHICAGO

Assistant Professor of Neurology and Psychiatry, Northwestern University Medical School (Dr. Zivin); Resident in Neurosurgery, Evanston Hospital (Dr. Rowley).

Footnotes
Received for publication March 15, 1963; accepted July 15.

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