You have been called to the lodge for a behavioral emergency. When you arrive, you find a disheveled male in his forties sitting up against a wall. He is confused and incontinent. Bystanders state that he suddenly began to stumble around and then fell to the ground and was grunting and shaking. From this description, you would be suspicious of what condition?

a. A generalized seizure
b. A diabetic reaction
c. An absence seizure
d. A syncopal episode


Answer: a

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