{"id":2022085,"date":"2023-09-05T11:55:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-physician-says-no-evidence-of-seizures-or-stroke-after-second-freezing-episode\/"},"modified":"2023-09-05T11:56:28","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T15:56:28","slug":"mcconnell-physician-says-no-evidence-of-seizures-or-stroke-after-second-freezing-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-physician-says-no-evidence-of-seizures-or-stroke-after-second-freezing-episode\/","title":{"rendered":"McConnell&#8217;s doctor finds &#8216;no proof&#8217; of seizures or stroke after second freezing incident."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmcconnell-physician-says-no-evidence-of-seizures-or-stroke-after-second-freezing-episode%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2022085&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Capitol Physician Rules Out Seizure, Stroke, or Movement Disorder for McConnell<\/h2>\n<p>The attending \u200bphysician of the Capitol is ruling out\u200c a seizure, stroke, or other \u2062movement disorder after Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell \u200c(R-KY) had difficulty speaking \u2063during a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-whitmer-media-caught-in-another-lie-anarchist-arrested-for-plot-to-kidnap-and-kill-whitmer-hates-president-trump-trump-is-a-tyrant-video\/\" title=\"Gov. Whitmer, Media Caught in Another Lie - Anarchist Arrested For Plot to Kidnap and Kill Whitmer Hates President Trump, 'Trump is a Tyrant' (VIDEO)\">press conference<\/a> in Kentucky \u200clast\u2064 week.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cMy examination of you following your August 30, 2023 brief \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/yellowstone-stars-react-to-beth-and-rips-season-4-finale-surprise-its-pretty-wild\/\" title=\"\u2018Yellowstone\u2019 Stars React to Beth And Rip\u2019s Season 4 Finale Surprise \u2014 \u2018It\u2019s Pretty Wild!\u2019\">episode included<\/a>\u200b several medical evaluations: brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations with several neurologists for a \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/mcconnell-physician-says-no-evidence-of-seizures-or-stroke-after-second-freezing-episode\/\" title=\"McConnell's doctor finds 'no proof' of seizures or stroke after second freezing incident.\">comprehensive neurology\u200b assessment<\/a>,\u201d\u200b said Dr. Brian P. Monahan in \u200ba new letter released\u2062 by McConnell&#8217;s\u2062 office. \u201cThere is no evidence that you have a \u2062seizure disorder or that you experienced a stroke, TIA or movement disorder such as Parkinson\u2019s disease.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>McConnell&#8217;s Brief Episode Raises Concerns<\/h3>\n<p>In\u200c late July, \u200cthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/schiff-nadler-call-flynn-pardon-abuse-of-power\/\" title=\"Schiff, Nadler Call Flynn Pardon 'Abuse of Power'\">minority leader<\/a> was briefly escorted away from Senate Republicans&#8217; weekly\u200c press conference after freezing in front \u200bof the cameras, the\u200c first \u200csuch public incident.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell, 81,\u2064 was \u200bhospitalized earlier this year after suffering\u200b a fall that required him to complete physical therapy. He experienced a concussion and a minor \u2063rib fracture.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\">CLICK HERE TO \u2062READ MORE FROM\u2063 THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Monahan last \u200bweek attributed the most recent freezing episode to dehydration and\u200b lightheadedness related to his concussion but said he was &#8220;medically clear&#8221; to continue his \u200cduties as\u200b usual.<\/p>\n<p>McConnell was \u200bpreviously\u2062 hospitalized in 2019 after fracturing his shoulder from\u200c a fall on his patio at\u200d home.<\/p>\n<p><strong>This story is breaking. Please check back for updates.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>other diagnostic tests. Based on the results, I can confidently rule out seizure, stroke, or any movement disorder as the cause of your speech difficulty. 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