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Age and Ageing, Sept, 2000 by David A. Richardson, Rodney Bexton, Fiona E. Shaw, Nick Steen, John Bond, Rose Anne Kenny
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> Background: there is a causal association between carotid sinus hypersensitivity, falls and syncope in elderly subjects: Neurological complications during carotid sinus massage have been reported in case studies and two retrospective series. Our aim was prospectively to ascertain the incidence of complications occurring after carotid sinus massage performed for diagnostic purposes in a consecutive series of patients.
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