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- Title
Atishoo! Atishoo! we all fall down!
- Authors
Carey, Brian J
- Abstract
We report the unusual case of an elderly lady with glaucoma and sneeze syncope because of transient complete atrioventricular block, who had resolution of syncopal and pre-syncopal symptoms following removal of her beta-blocker eyedrops. This case suggests a previously unrecognised pathophysiology in sneeze syncope and illustrates the potential problems associated with the systemic absorption of beta-blocker eyedrops as well as the ingenuity of older patients when participating in the investigation of their own illnesses.
- Publication
Age and ageing, 2006, Vol 35, Issue 4, p446
- ISSN
0002-0729
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1093/ageing/afl031