Which one of the following signs and symptoms would be most helpful in determining that a patient had a syncopal episode rather than a seizure?
A) The extremities twitched, but only for a few moments.
B) There was no period of confusion after the event.
C) The patient has never had a seizure before.
D) The patient complained of headache before the event.
B
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