The brain waves become temporarily flat, exactly as in brain death, and it may be that cell death takes place at this time. A shock-induced seizure is typically far more severe than those suffered during spontaneous epilepsy. In early times, when the shock patient's body was not paralyzed by pharmacological agents, it would undergo muscle spasm sufficiently violent at times to crack vertebrae and break limb bones. M.D. Help support their work. Send in your membership dues today.
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