Adams-Stokes syndrome

== English == === Etymology === Named after two Irish physicians, Robert Adams (1791–1875) and William Stokes (1804–1877), though it appears to have been described earlier. === Noun === Adams-Stokes syndrome (uncountable) (medicine) A condition characterized by periodic fainting spells in which there is intermittent complete heart block or other high-grade arrhythmia that results in loss of spontaneous circulation and inadequate blood flow to the brain. ==== Related terms ==== Adams-Stokes attack === Anagrams === Stokes-Adams syndrome