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[Hair grooming syncope]

J A Couceiro Gianzo1, L Sánchez Santos, A Rodríguez Núñez

  • 1Departmento de Pediatría, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago de Compostela.

Revista Espanola De Cardiologia
|November 1, 1996
PubMed
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Hair-grooming syncope, a rare form of neurocardiogenic syncope, presents as brief loss of consciousness during hair care. This condition should be considered in pediatric patients experiencing fainting spells related to hair grooming.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Cardiology
  • Neuroscience
  • Emergency Medicine

Context:

  • Syncope is common in pediatric emergency departments, with vasovagal syncope being the most frequent cause.
  • Specific forms of syncope are recognized based on etiopathogenic and clinical features.
  • Hair-grooming syncope is a rare and not fully recognized subtype of pediatric syncope.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate children referred for syncope to identify cases potentially related to hair-grooming.
  • To characterize the clinical presentation, examinations, and diagnostic tests in children with suspected hair-grooming syncope.
  • To determine the prevalence and diagnostic utility of the head-upright tilt test in hair-grooming syncope.

Summary:

  • Four girls (mean age 9.5 years) experienced sudden, brief loss of consciousness during hair care activities.

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  • Three patients had prior syncopal episodes unrelated to hair care; head-upright tilt test was positive in three cases.
  • Hair-grooming syncope is a rare, benign neurocardiogenic syncope variant presenting during hair care, even with seizure-like symptoms.

    • Impact:

    • Highlights hair-grooming syncope as a distinct clinical entity within pediatric neurocardiogenic syncope.
    • Emphasizes the importance of considering hair-grooming syncope in the differential diagnosis of pediatric syncope.
    • Provides clinical characteristics and diagnostic findings for identifying this rare condition in girls.