A friend called me because he was worried about his son. For four years, the twenty-something has been unconscious for a short period of time every few months. He was checked several times in the emergency room and each time he was released without having done anything. The only advice he was given was to drink less and party. A farce, because the young man had long lived a withdrawn life out of worry. Relationships had broken down because he had become so discouraged and believed he would die soon.
He confirmed what he had told me at the first meeting. The fainting always comes completely suddenly, and after a few seconds he is completely back. In the clinic, an ECG was done several times, blood pressure was measured and the heart was examined using ultrasound. All values were unremarkable.
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