What are the symptoms of sleeping sickness?
Disease description:
What are the symptoms of sleeping sickness?
The symptoms of somnolence syndrome can be summarized as follows:
1. Level of consciousness: Patients with somnolence are typically in a deep sleep state, showing reduced responsiveness to external stimuli. They can only be briefly awakened by loud verbal calls or other strong stimuli. After awakening, patients may only give brief, vague responses to questions and are unable to cooperate with physical examinations.
2. Associated symptoms: Somnolence may be accompanied by various symptoms such as fever, elevated blood pressure, slow breathing, and dilated or constricted pupils.
3. Mental status and neurological signs: Patients may exhibit neurological signs including memory impairment, decreased muscle strength, and diminished or absent tendon reflexes, as well as abnormalities in mental status such as anxiety, depression, and hallucinations.
4. Vital sign changes: Patients in a state of somnolence may also show alterations in vital signs, including decreased blood pressure and bradycardia.