STOKES-ADAMS SYNDROME
\stˈə͡ʊksˈadəmz sˈɪndɹə͡ʊm], \stˈəʊksˈadəmz sˈɪndɹəʊm], \s_t_ˈəʊ_k_s_ˈa_d_ə_m_z s_ˈɪ_n_d_ɹ_əʊ_m]\
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Permanent slowness of the pulse with attacks of giddiness, faintness, transient unconsciousness, or epileptoid seizures. This is caused by atrophy, degeneration or inflammation of the bundle of His, a structure which conveys the impulse of muscular contraction from the auricles to the ventricles. [William Stokes, Dublin physician, 1804-1878; Robert Adams, Glasgow physician, 1794-1861.]
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See Stokes-Adams. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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