Title: What causes blackouts? Symptoms, treatment, prevention, and more
Headings: What causes blackouts?
What causes blackouts?
What is a blackout?
Alcohol blackouts
Symptoms
Treatment
Syncope blackouts
Treatment
Diagnosis
Epilepsy blackouts
Symptoms
Treatment
Diagnosis
Can stress cause blackouts?
Treatment
Diagnosis
Can medication cause blackouts?
When to see a doctor
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Content: If a person notices someone falling unconscious, they should put them in a seated position or help them lie down so that they do not hurt themselves. In this article, we will discuss what causes blackouts and when to see a doctor. What is a blackout? Share on Pinterest
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Some people define blackouts as a temporary loss of consciousness that typically lasts for a few minutes. However, a 2016 review
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observes that overconsuming alcohol may lead to alcohol-induced blackouts, which can, in some cases, be due to memory loss rather than a loss of consciousness. Other possible causes of blackouts include syncope, epilepsy, and stress. Alcohol blackouts
Two different kinds
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of blackouts can result from drinking alcohol: en bloc and fragmentary. When a person consumes a very large volume of alcohol, an en bloc blackout may occur.