SYNCOPE IN ATHLETES AND PSEUDOSYNCOPE / PSEUDOSEIZURES

Wednesday 25 October | 15.45-17.15
Core Curriculum
SYNCOPE IN ATHLETES AND PSEUDOSYNCOPE / PSEUDOSEIZURES
Chairs: D.G. Benditt / Minneapolis, USA – B. Olshansky / Iowa City, USA
• Case #1 A case of exercise-induced syncope: what to do?
R. Hauer / Utrecht, The Netherlands
• Genetics and epidemiology of exerciserelated cardiovascular collapse in the athlete
A. Krahn / Vancouver, Canada
• Is screening effective for preventing collapse in student athletes? If so, what kind?
C.A. Morillo / Hamilton, Canada
• What is the appropriate evaluation of the student athlete with syncope during competitive sport?
A. Corrado / Venice-Mestre, Italy
• Case #2 A difficult case of psychogenic pseudosyncope
F. Giada / Noale, Italy
• Psychogenic pseudosyncope and pseudoseizures: how can we recognize and treat them?
R. Sutton / London, UK