---
url: 'https://stagehia.healthinaging.org/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope'
title: 'Fainting (Syncope)'
author:
  name: 'Jennifer Cross'
  url: 'https://stagehia.healthinaging.org/user/102'
date: '2018-11-01T19:59:23+00:00'
updated: '2022-12-13T19:06:10+00:00'
type: topic
summary: 'Compared to younger adults, syncope—the medical term for fainting—occurs twice as often in adults older than 70, and three to four times as often in adults over the age of 80.'
tags:
  - Health
published: true
---
 Syncope is the medical term for fainting (pronounced SIN-co-pee). Many conditions can cause fainting. An older adult may have more than one condition.

[Basic Facts](/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope/basic-facts)

[Causes](/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope/causes)

[Diagnosis & Tests](/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope/tests)

[Care & Treatment](/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope/care-treatment)

[Lifestyle & Management](/a-z-topic/fainting-syncope/lifestyle)