Stokes-Adams attack syndrome (syncope)

Stokes-Adams attack syndrome (syncope)
Stokes-Ad·ams attack, syndrome (syncope) (stōksґ adґəmz) [W. Stokes; Robert Adams, Irish physician, 1791–1875] see Adams-Stokes attack, under attack and Adams-Stokes syndrome, under syndrome.

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  • Adams-Stokes attack syndrome (syncope) — Ad·ams Stokes attack, syndrome (syncope) (adґəmz stōksґ) [Robert Adams, Irish physician, 1791–1875; William Stokes, Irish physician, 1804–1878] see under attack and syndrome …   Medical dictionary

  • Stokes Adams attack — Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in syncope (fainting) with or without convulsions. In this condition, the normal heartbeat passing from the upper chambers… …   Medical dictionary

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  • Cardiovascular syncope — Sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in syncope (fainting) with or without convulsions. In this condition, the normal heartbeat passing from the upper chambers… …   Medical dictionary

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