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5. Coexisting Symptoms

Usually, a person with agonal breathing is unconscious. If they are conscious, they will typically lose consciousness as the episode continues. During that period of consciousness, other symptoms may occur alongside agonal respiration. These are usually symptoms of conditions like stroke or cardiac arrest:

  • Extremely painful headache
  • Slurring speech
  • Inability to understand other people’s words
  • Weakness or loss of mobility on one side of the body
  • Lack of coordination
  • facial drooping

older man experiencing an intense headache

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