Most common cause of syncope in a child?: (A) Breath holding spell, (B) Tantrum spell, (C) Hypoglycemia, (D) Neurocardiogenic
Answer is D. Syncope is sudden transient loss of consciousness with inability to maintain postural tone - Syncope is caused by a lack of adequate cerebral blood flow - Most common cause of syncope in the normal pediatric population is neurocardiogenic syncope, which is also known as vasovagal syncope.