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Confused, Stiffening, Biting Lip, Eyes Rolling Back. Reason?
a friend in the middle of the night sat up kind of crying then went into a tight ball , the stiffened up and was biting his lip and eyes rolled back , couldn't wake him up he simi awoke and seemed confused. in the morning he , he was still confused and was looking for the bathroom , didn't remember where it was etc. later he complained he was so sor and didn't remember a thing , never happeded before hes in his 30's
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hi.
the description that you have provided here is fairly complete, though a little more clarification would be more helpful.
stiffened up body, lip bite, up rolled eye balls, poorly responding to your calls, confusion, and later complete unawareness of the whole incident might be a manifestation of a seizure episode (complex fits).
kindly visit a neurologist for detailed evaluation. seizure onset around the age of 30 years is usually secondary to some underlying pathology, which needs to be uncovered. your friend might need a few investigations which might include an EEG and a CT scan of brain. further management will be according to the findings.
hope this helps.
Dr. A. Rao Kavoor
the description that you have provided here is fairly complete, though a little more clarification would be more helpful.
stiffened up body, lip bite, up rolled eye balls, poorly responding to your calls, confusion, and later complete unawareness of the whole incident might be a manifestation of a seizure episode (complex fits).
kindly visit a neurologist for detailed evaluation. seizure onset around the age of 30 years is usually secondary to some underlying pathology, which needs to be uncovered. your friend might need a few investigations which might include an EEG and a CT scan of brain. further management will be according to the findings.
hope this helps.
Dr. A. Rao Kavoor
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