Adams-Stokes syndrome overview

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

Overview

Adams-Stokes syndrome is a sudden collapse into unconsciousness due to a disorder of heart rhythm causing heart blocks in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in decreased blood flow to the brain causing syncope (fainting) with or without convulsions.

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