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==Overview== | |||
==Symptoms== | |||
*Sudden para or [[quadraparesis]], [[dysphagia]], [[dysarthria]], [[double vision]] and [[coma|loss of consciousness]]. | |||
*[[Confusion (patient information)|Confusion]], [[Delirium (patient information)|delirium]] | |||
*[[Balance problems]] | |||
*[[Difficulty swallowing]] | |||
*[[Hallucination (patient information)|Hallucinations]] | |||
*[[Reduced alertness]], [[Drowsiness (patient information)|drowsiness]] or [[sleepiness]], [[lethargy]], poor responses | |||
*Speech changes, poor enunciation | |||
*[[Tremor]] | |||
*[[Muscle weakness (patient information)|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 | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist|2}} | {{Reflist|2}} | ||
[[Category:Disease]] | [[Category:Disease]] |
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Overview
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