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Stretch syncope in adolescence
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1990
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Familial TendencyKinesiologyPubertyDevelopmental ScienceEducationAdolescent PsychologyCardiovascular ResponsesVertebral Artery CompressionAdolescent DevelopmentSpine DeformityStretch SyncopeScoliosisMedicineAdolescenceOrthopaedic SurgeryNeck DisorderPhysical TherapyDevelopmental Psychology
We describe 6 adolescents with syncope induced by stretching with the neck hyperextended. Studies of the cardiovascular responses to stretching and Valsalva in these patients were the same as controls, indicating that the mechanism is not simply Valsalva but may also involve vertebral artery compression coupled with a familial tendency to faint.