This reviewdeals with differential diagnostics,pathophysiologicalmechanisms,examination algorithm and treatment options for sudden falls, while emphasizing the neurological perspective on this interdisciplinary topic.More extensive coverage is provided for syncopes of various etiology (vasovagal, syncopes in orthostatic hypotension in central and peripheral dysautonomias, cardiac syncopes). Next, differential diagnostics of sudden falls from other etiologies is dealt with, focusing on certain types of epileptic seizures that can imitate syncope.

        Key words: drop attack, dysautonomia, epilepsy, collapse, orthostatic hypotension, syncope