There are many types of syncope, according to their causes. Cough syncope follows paroxysmal coughing, after which the patient suddenly becomes weak and momentarily loses consciousness.
IT IS THE SECOND PHASE WHICH IS THE PAROXYSMAL PHASE THAT IS THE GATEWAY FOR WHOOPING COUGH, WHERE PATIENTS THEN START PRESENTING WITH WORSENING OF THE COUGH, FOLLOWED BY COUGHING FITS AND COUGH.
Paroxysmal: The second stage of whooping cough features that distinctive “whooping” cough. It can also come with symptoms like vomiting, exhaustion, and trouble breathing. Convalescent.
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