Adams-Stokes syndrome overview: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
Adams-Stokes syndrome is a sudden collapse into [[unconsciousness]] due to a disorder of [[heart rhythm]] in which there is a slow or absent pulse resulting in [[syncope]] (fainting) with or without [[convulsions]]. | 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]]. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:56, 28 January 2013
|
Adams-Stokes syndrome Microchapters |
|
Diagnosis |
|---|
|
Treatment |
|
Case Studies |
|
Adams-Stokes syndrome overview On the Web |
|
American Roentgen Ray Society Images of Adams-Stokes syndrome overview |
|
Risk calculators and risk factors for Adams-Stokes syndrome overview |
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.