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Adams-Stokes Disease


Adams-Stokes disease, also called Stokes-Adams disease, is a condition that leads to fainting (syncope) and sometimes convulsions. It happens when the electrical signals traveling from the upper to lower chambers of the heart are interrupted. This results in inadequate blood flow to the brain because the heart is beating too slowly (an arrhythmia called bradycardia).


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