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Stokes-Adams Med.|stəʊksˈædəmz|
The names of William Stokes (1804–78) and Robert Adams (1791–1875), Irish physicians, who described the condition in 1846 (Dublin Q. Jrnl. Med. Sci. II. 73) and 1827 (Dublin Hosp. Rep. IV. 414) respectively, used attrib. to designate occasional transient cessation or extreme slowness of the pulse, esp. when caused by heart-block.
1903R. H. Babcock Dis. Heart xxiv. 634 The diagnosis of Stokes-Adams disease presents difficulty when the paroxysms are characterized only by vertigo and increase of an already existing bradycardia. 1922Lancet 13 May 933/2 In a woman of 49 with complete heart-block, who was under observation for seven days and nights, severe Stokes-Adams attacks were recurring almost every minute. 1947Scherf & Boyd Cardiovascular Dis. xxii. 318/1 In this book the term Stokes-Adams attacks will embrace all types [of circulatory standstill] resulting from a change of cardiac activity irrespective of whether they are due to cardiac standstill or tachycardia... We deal with a syndrome and not a disease entity. 1974Ciba Symposium New Ser. XX. 133 AV blocks of all kinds, from first-degree block to complete block, including the Stokes-Adams syndrome. |