![]() A few minutes later, the episode stopped just as quickly as it began.įollowing a fourth episode, the man's partner took him to the ED, where he had another episode. However, his vital signs were normal, he didn't have a fever, and his blood pressure and heart rate were normal. ![]() He began sweating profusely and seemed to lose cognizance. ![]() Then, the patient experienced an episode during an appointment with Chelmowski. His heart seemed to speed up and then - pow - he was drenched in sweat," Sanders adds.įor five months, the man had been working with his doctor, Mark Chelmowski, to figure out the cause of these episodes, which occurred every three to five weeks. "A vague prickling sensation spread down his face and neck to his chest and back. One day, the 58-year-old man was driving to the gym when he suddenly "felt intensely hot," Sanders writes. ![]() 'Intense episodes of drenching sweats and strange distraction' When a seemingly healthy 58-year-old man started experiencing "intense episodes of drenching sweats and strange distraction" every three to five weeks, his doctors were stumped - until a neurologist specializing in seizure disorders determined the cause of his episodes, Lisa Sanders writes for the New York Times Magazine. ![]()
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