Many people will feel irritated by the lockdown and may be in two mindsets about adhering stringently to the rules that will remain in place.
Rereading case reports of the symptoms should be enough to make you think twice about disregarding the rules.
According to the NHS, the symptoms of coronavirus are a new, continuous cough and a high temperature.
As the virus has torn through different populations, more sinister and altogether deadly symptoms have sprung to light, however.
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“When these breakthrough seizures occur, there can be severe clinical consequences for the patient,” the article states.
A case report in Italy suggests breakthrough seizures may be a sign of COVID-19 infection.
The case report contained details about a COVID-19 patient seizure recurrence.
This suggests the patient had an unmasking of her underlying seizures, said Avindra Nath, MD, senior investigator of nervous system infections at the NIH’s National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, who was not involved with the case.
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“The importance of this case is that all patients who present with unmasking of seizures in the setting of exposure to the virus should be tested for SARS-CoV-2 during the pandemic and should be isolated until results are available,” Nath told MedPage Today.
How do I know if I am having a seizure?
“Seizures are bursts of electrical activity in the brain that temporarily affect how it works,” explains the NHS.
They can cause a wide range of symptoms.
As the NHS notes, seizures can affect people in different ways, depending on which part of the brain is involved.
Possible symptoms include:
- Uncontrollable jerking and shaking, called a “fit”
- Losing awareness and staring blankly into space
- Becoming stiff
- Strange sensations, such as a “rising” feeling in the tummy, unusual Smells or tastes, and a tingling feeling in your arms or legs
- Collapsing
- What to do if someone has a seizure (fit)
“If you see someone having a seizure or fit, there are some simple things you can do to help,” advises the NHS.
You should call an ambulance if you know it’s their first seizure or it’s lasting longer than five minutes, says the health site.
It might be scary to witness, but don’t panic, it adds.
Source: Daily Express
