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What Is The Cause Of Fainting Spells?
my boyfriend has bizarre cold fainting spells. he is and will randomly get excessive cold chill and some violent shaking and will sweat and get dizzy and pass out. i am looking into possible seizures and also hyper and hypotension...possibly even orthostatic. any ideas?
Mon, 10 Apr 2017
HI
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I really appreciate your concern, the possible cause of the symptoms give here could be orthostatic hypotension, hypoglycemia, beside this cerebral and cardiac causes needs to be ruled out and for that cardiac evaluation test and CT of brain is advisable, second the symptoms could be due to dysfunction labyrinth, (Ear pathology) hope this information
Well come to HCM
I really appreciate your concern, the possible cause of the symptoms give here could be orthostatic hypotension, hypoglycemia, beside this cerebral and cardiac causes needs to be ruled out and for that cardiac evaluation test and CT of brain is advisable, second the symptoms could be due to dysfunction labyrinth, (Ear pathology) hope this information
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