Syncope associated with pain as the presenting feature of neck malignancy: failure of cardiac pacemaker to prevent attacks in two cases.

Worth, P F; Stevens, J C; Lasri, F; Brew, S; Reilly, M M; Mathias, C J; Rudge, P · J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry · 2005

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

Two patients are described in whom syncope was the presenting clinical feature of an undiagnosed neck malignancy. Both patients also had attacks associated with paroxysms of severe neck pain. Neither patient responded to cardiac pacing.

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