2023-08-31 02:17:53
The leader of the Republicans in the United States Senate Mitch McConnell was the victim of a long period of absence in the middle of a press conference, for the second time in a month.
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“My impression is an epileptic fit. We see that it stops completely at the level of behavior and speech. We see a little pinching of the lip and the eyes that go to the right which are still indicative signs that it is an epileptic seizure, but not a seizure with movements, ”says Dr. Julien Cavanagh.
However, this kind of crisis does not affect intellectual skills.
“You still have to understand, however, that epilepsy is a disease that millions of people suffer from and which does not necessarily cause loss of cognitive ability. It should be tested on this plan, ”he explains.
On the other hand, for people who occupy such important roles as McConnell, it would perhaps be a little more prudent to withdraw gradually.
“A president it would be very delicate to suffer epileptic fits like that, but in the Senate, it is a little more questionable, but indeed when you are at the head of the Senate minority who constantly criticizes Joe Biden for being too old, it looks a little bad, ”underlines the health professional.
See the full explanation in the video above.
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