…is no evidence of altered state of consciousness.[25] Yet, curare poisoning mimics the total locked-in syndrome in that there is paralysis of every voluntarily controlled muscle in the body (including the eyes), making it practically impossible for the victim to confirm consciousness while paralyzed.[26]
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…and while I was in the military at Fort Gordon when I experienced the blackout. The episode in 1976 was more specific to the curare paralysis but my mind was wide awake. This was after I had the Russian Wodka…
I had not had any Donnatal in three years.