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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
==Symptoms== | ==History and Symptoms== | ||
*Sudden para or [[quadraparesis]], [[dysphagia]], [[dysarthria]], [[double vision]] and [[coma|loss of consciousness]]. | *Sudden para or [[quadraparesis]], [[dysphagia]], [[dysarthria]], [[double vision]] and [[coma|loss of consciousness]]. | ||
*[[Confusion (patient information)|Confusion]], [[Delirium (patient information)|delirium]] | *[[Confusion (patient information)|Confusion]], [[Delirium (patient information)|delirium]] |
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
History and Symptoms
- Sudden para or quadraparesis, dysphagia, dysarthria, double vision and loss of consciousness.
- Confusion, delirium
- Balance problems
- Difficulty swallowing
- Hallucinations
- Reduced alertness, drowsiness or sleepiness, lethargy, poor responses
- Speech changes, poor enunciation
- Tremor
- Weakness in the face, arms, or legs, usually affecting both sides of the body
- Locked-in syndrome where cognitive function is intact, but all muscles are paralyzed with the exception of eye blinking