The U.S. Capitol doctor's statement doesn't say much about what happened.
Throughout all of these incidents, McConnell’s office has remained incredibly tight-lipped about the state of his health. But medical professionals who spoke to Slate speculated on what could be causing the senator’s behavior and what they thought of the U.S. Capitol doctor’s explanation for it.
Doctors rarely get the chance to see a patient’s spells on camera, and, in McConnell’s case, two of his freeze-up moments were caught on tape. Schwamm observed that McConnell’s gaze deviated to the right, and he was able to grip his lectern without falling over or losing consciousness but was also unable to speak. “Those are really strongly suggestive of a partial seizure.
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