Fainting or blacking out, also known as syncope, is a temporary loss of consciousness due to insufficient blood flow to the brain. Dreamstime/TNS You may have heard that people who feel faint should ...

It might sound unusual, but it is true: some children can faint while grooming their hair. It is a peculiar condition known as hair grooming syncope. Pediatrician Cindy Gellner, MD, delves into how ...

The AAN’s first-ever functional seizure guideline targets stigma and unnecessary treatment, offering clearer diagnostic steps and guidance on effective psychological interventions.

Grace Bundy, 28, has a unique relationship with the floor. Growing up naturally tall and bendy (which she would later learn at 19 was a manifestation of Ehlers Danlos syndrome), she was enrolled by ...

After dying and coming back to life, Sammy Berko, 17, was diagnosed with a rare genetic heart condition, catecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardia (CPVT) Wendy Grossman Kantor is an ...

Although he had never seen a case like it in his career, cardiologist David Lomnitz felt certain he knew why his new patient kept blacking out when she ate. At the time of her first appointment in ...

Approximately 10% of people will experience at least one seizure during their lifetime. Kateryna Kon/Science Photo Library via Getty Images The dramatic and incapacitating nature of seizures is ...

The first seizure clinic model enabled rapid diagnosis and treatment for children with epilepsy, according to data presented ...

You may have heard that people who feel faint should sit with their heads between their knees, but is that true? And how can you tell whether you or someone else who has fainted should go to the ...