Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) was medically cleared after a concerning speech delay while answering questions from reporters at a Kentucky press conference on Wednesday, but the diagnosis has given some members of the medical community pause.
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“Occasional lightheadedness is not uncommon in concussion recovery and can also be expected as a result of dehydration.” pic.twitter.com/Ti35frbWXnMcConnell was diagnosed with a concussion and a rib fracture in March after a fall in a D.C. area hotel, from which it took him nearly six weeks to recuperate and return to the Senate.
Although Lieberman has not examined McConnell or his medical records, she said that the most likely explanation for both events is a transient ischemic attack, or a TIA.
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