Stokes-Adams syndrome
[stohks-ad-uh mz] /ˈstoʊksˈæd əmz/
noun, Medicine/Medical.
1.
unconsciousness accompanying atrioventricular heart block, sometimes characterized by weakness, irregular pulse, and intermittent convulsive or nonconvulsive seizures.
Stokes-Adams syndrome n.
See Adams-Stokes syndrome.
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