Pediatric syncope is a common condition, up to 15% of children will have a least one episode of syncope during childnhood. Most cases of syncope are classified as autonomic (vasovagal, situational, or orthostatic in nature) with the remaining primarily represented by neurologic or cardiac causes. Life-threatening causes only represent 1-2% of all cases.
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