micturition/postmicturition syncope

Etiology

• unknown
• precipitating factor:
  • emptying bladder after getting up at night to void
• predisposing factor: nocturia

Epidemiology

elderly men

Clinical manifestations

• syncope after voiding while standing
• prompt return to normal

Management

• sit while urinating

More general terms

• situational syncope

Additional terms

• micturition (urination)