Stokes-Adamssyndrome

Stokes-Adamssyndrome
Stokes-Ad·ams syndrome (stōksʹădʹəmz) n.
An occasional temporary stoppage or extreme slowing of the pulse as a result of heart block, causing dizziness, fainting, and sometimes convulsions.
  [After WilliamStokes (1804-1878) and RobertAdams (1791-1875), Irish physicians.]

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Universalium. 2010.

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