Regional & Cultural Guide
“susto”
Meaning: Folk illness linked to a frightening event, sometimes called fright sickness
Formal Clinical Spanish
síndrome cultural por susto / espanto
Regional Usage
Mexicosusto
Central Americasusto
South Americaespanto
Clinical & Cultural Notes
- Patients may use susto to explain shaking, collapse, nightmares, or severe distress.
- Acknowledge the explanation while continuing seizure, syncope, PTSD, and toxicology workup.
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