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DOI :10.5222/j.child.2010.098   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2010.098    Full Text (PDF)

A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report

Sadettin Sezer, Sertaç Hanedan Onan, Ali Baykan, Murat Cansever, Kazım Üzüm, Nazmi Narin

Commonly seen in young women, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is among the causes of noncardiac syncope which is a rare cause of syncope defined under the title of orthostatic intolerance group. A 14 year old girl with syncope, provoked by tilt table test who had orthostatic tachycardia in the absence of orthostatic hypotension is presented. POTS and the importance of tilt table test for provocation of syncope in children is emphasized.

Keywords: Syncope, tachycardia, orthostatic, child
DOI :10.5222/j.child.2010.098   IUP :10.5222/j.child.2010.098    Full Text (PDF)

Çocuklarda Ender Bir Senkop Nedeni: Postural Ortostatik Taşikardi Sendromu: Vaka Sunumu

Sadettin Sezer, Sertaç Hanedan Onan, Ali Baykan, Murat Cansever, Kazım Üzüm, Nazmi Narin

Sıklıkla genç kadınlarda görülen postural ortostatik taşikardi sendromu (POTS) nonkardiyak senkop nedenleri arasında, ortostatik intolerans grubu başlığı altında tanımlanan ender bir senkop nedenidir. Burada tilt testi ile provoke olan senkopu ve ortostatik hipotansiyonu olmamakla birlikte ortostatik taşikardisi bulunan 14 yaşında bir kız vaka sunulmuştur. POTS’a ve çocuklarda senkopun provoke edilmesi için tilt testinin önemine dikkat çekilmiştir.

Keywords: Senkop, taşikardi, ortostatik, çocuk

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Sezer, S., Onan, S.H., Baykan, A., Cansever, M., Üzüm, K., & Narin, N. (2010). A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report. Journal of Child, 10(2), 98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


AMA

Sezer S, Onan S H, Baykan A, Cansever M, Üzüm K, Narin N. A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report. Journal of Child. 2010;10(2):98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


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Sezer, S.; Onan, S.H.; Baykan, A.; Cansever, M.; Üzüm, K.; Narin, N. A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report. Journal of Child, [Publisher Location], v. 10, n. 2, p. 98-99, 2010.


Chicago: Author-Date Style

Sezer, Sadettin, and Sertaç Hanedan Onan and Ali Baykan and Murat Cansever and Kazım Üzüm and Nazmi Narin. 2010. “A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report.” Journal of Child 10, no. 2: 98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


Chicago: Humanities Style

Sezer, Sadettin, and Sertaç Hanedan Onan and Ali Baykan and Murat Cansever and Kazım Üzüm and Nazmi Narin. “A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report.” Journal of Child 10, no. 2 (Nov. 2024): 98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


Harvard: Australian Style

Sezer, S & Onan, SH & Baykan, A & Cansever, M & Üzüm, K & Narin, N 2010, 'A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report', Journal of Child, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 98-99, viewed 15 Nov. 2024, https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


Harvard: Author-Date Style

Sezer, S. and Onan, S.H. and Baykan, A. and Cansever, M. and Üzüm, K. and Narin, N. (2010) ‘A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report’, Journal of Child, 10(2), pp. 98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098 (15 Nov. 2024).


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Sezer, Sadettin, and Sertaç Hanedan Onan and Ali Baykan and Murat Cansever and Kazım Üzüm and Nazmi Narin. “A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report.” Journal of Child, vol. 10, no. 2, 2010, pp. 98-99. [Database Container], https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098


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Sezer S, Onan SH, Baykan A, Cansever M, Üzüm K, Narin N. A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report. Journal of Child [Internet]. 15 Nov. 2024 [cited 15 Nov. 2024];10(2):98-99. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098 doi: 10.5222/j.child.2010.098


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Sezer, Sadettin - Onan, SertaçHanedan - Baykan, Ali - Cansever, Murat - Üzüm, Kazım - Narin, Nazmi. “A Rare Cause of Syncope in Children: Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome - Case Report”. Journal of Child 10/2 (Nov. 2024): 98-99. https://doi.org/10.5222/j.child.2010.098



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