Metabolic Hypoglycemia Hypoglycemia is a rare cause of syncope in pediatric patients. Preceding symptoms include hunger, diaphoresis, dizziness, and agitation Hyperventilation Hysterical Heat-Related Illness Common in athletes. Symptoms range from mild weakness, dizziness and fatigue in cases of heat edema, to syncope, exhaustion and multisystem complications, including coma and death, in cases of heat stroke. Milder heat-related symptoms can be treated with hydration, rest and removal from the hot environment. Heat stroke, a life-threatening problem, must be treated emergently.
Prompt recognition is critical since rapid cooling is the cornerstone of treatment.
Conditions to leading to reduction in blood pressure so it can not maintain adequate blood flow to the brain. Conditions altering the content of the blood going to the brain. Conditions narrowing the arteries supplying blood to the brain. The heart is what generates the blood pressure to secure normal blood flow to the brain. Obstruction of the blood filling the heart such as what happens with Atrial Myxoma , which is a benign heart tumor, that looks like a little ball attached to the left side of the atrial septum by a fibrous thread.