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Symptoms

Symptoms may develop slowly, over a period of 2 weeks, or they may develop suddenly. They may include:

• Changes in mental status
• Confusion
• Decreasing responsiveness
• Drowsiness
• Eventual coma
• Inattention
• Irritability
• Slow thought processes
• Decreased movement
• Decreased sensation
• Decreased speech (aphasia)
• Fever and chills
• Headache
• Language difficulties
• Loss of coordination
• Loss of muscle function
• Seizures
• Stiff neck
• Vision changes
• Vomiting