Adams-Stokes syndrome historical perspective

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

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Overview

The syndrome is named after two Irish physicians, Robert Adams (1791–1875)^[1] and William Stokes (1804–1877).^[2]

References

↑ R. Adams. Cases of Diseases of the Heart, Accompanied with Pathological Observations. Dublin Hospital Reports, 1827, 4: 353-453.
↑ W. Stokes. Observations on some cases of permanently slow pulse. Dublin Quarterly Journal of Medical Science, 1846, 2: 73-85.

Overview