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
Summary

Content: If medication proves ineffective, doctors may recommend surgery. Some children may be unable to take medication due to the side effects. In these cases, they may benefit from special diets. Diagnosis
If a doctor suspects that a person has epilepsy, they may request an MRI or CT scan. These imaging techniques help the doctor examine brain activity and rule out other neurological conditions. Learn more about epilepsy here. Can stress cause blackouts? If a person experiences blackouts as a result of stress, this is known as a psychogenic blackout. While these blackouts are similar to syncope and epileptic blackouts, the causes are different. Experts believe that when people are experiencing a threatening feeling, thought, or memory, it can overwhelm them so much that it induces a seizure.