There is “no evidence” that Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has a seizure disorder or experienced a stroke during a brief episode last week when he struggled to answer a reporter’s question, Brian Monahan, the Capitol’s attending physician, said in a new letter.
The Tuesday letter, which was shared by McConnell’s office, also said there is no evidence that he experienced TIA, a transient ischaemic attack, or a movement disorder such as Parkinson’s disease when he appeared to freeze Wednesday while answering questions from reporters during an event in Kentucky. It was the second time this summer that McConnell publicly experienced such a moment, the first happening during a Capitol news conference in July.
Monahan said that he examined McConnell, 81, after the latest episode. The tests included “brain MRI imaging, EEG study and consultations with several neurologists for a comprehensive neurology assessment,” the letter said, and there were no recommended changes to McConnell’s treatment protocols as he recovers from a fall in March.
McConnell was absent from the Senate for several weeks this spring after falling at a political event, resulting in a concussion and a fractured rib.
Monahan cleared McConnell last week to return to his regular work schedule. The Senate is back to Washington on Tuesday after the annual August recess. Government funding is at the top of Congress’s to-do list this month.
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