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What causes a blackout were a person hits the floor his eyes in fixed stare can hear every thing but cant see for few min's or remember what happened for a while after?
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∙ 13y ago
Sounds like an epileptic seizure.
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What is a alcoholic blackout?
An alchoholic blackout is when, after drinking alcohol, your drinking you don't remember some or all of what occurred when you were intoxicated.There are two forms of alcohol blackout. In one (en bloc) blackout, the person experiences amnesia covering the entire period of intoxication whereas in fragmentary blackout the person experiences partial amnesia of that period. The latter are more common than the former.It is important that blackouts not be confused with being passed out or being unconscious. When people are passed out, they are not conscious of what is going on during that period of time. On the other hand, people who suffer a blackout are experiencing amnesia; they were conscious and aware of what was going on while intoxicated but now they can't remember what happened.
Explain the differences between blacking and passing out?
Passing out is a chemically- induced coma. The person becomes unconscious for a period of time and (hopefully) wakes up eventually.A blackout is alcohol-induced amnesia. The person is unable to remember things that happened when he or she was awake and functioning.
What is a blackout from drinking?
A blackout from drinking refers to a person being so inebriated that they wake up with missing time from the night before. They may have been awake or asleep during the missing time, but they have no memory of what happened.
Can the brain forget things it has already learned in the past just by drinking?
There are two forms of alcohol blackout. In one (en bloc) blackout, the person experiences amnesia covering the entire period of intoxication whereas in fragmentary blackout the person experiences partial amnesia of that period. The latter are more common than the former. It is important that blackouts not be confused with being passed out or being unconscious. When people are passed out, they are not conscious of what is going on during that period of time. On the other hand, people who suffer a blackout are experiencing amnesia; they were conscious and aware of what was going on while intoxicated but now they can't remember what happened.
What causes a person blackout for no apparent reson?
Don't know if you noticed, but you just asked the reason for a person blacking out for no apparent reason, lol I'd consult a doctor.
Does alcohol cause memory lose?
There are two forms of alcohol blackout. In one (en bloc) blackout, the person experiences amnesia covering the entire period of intoxication whereas in fragmentary blackout the person experiences partial amnesia of that period. The latter are more common than the former . It is important that blackouts not be confused with being passed out or being unconscious. When people are passed out, they are not conscious of what is going on during that period of time. On the other hand, people who suffer a blackout are experiencing amnesia; they were conscious and aware of what was going on while intoxicated but now they can't remember what happened. Blackouts are caused by interference with the ability to transfer memories from short-term into long-term memory. Memory should return to normal after sobering up, but the "lost" memories may or may not surface later. You should know that alcoholic blackouts are one of the primary signs of developing alcoholism.
How can you tell if a drunk person remembers?
Acute intoxication causes the brain to fail to transfer memories from short term into long term memory. That is called alcoholic amnesia, or a "blackout." If a person has been quite drunk, there is an excellent chance that they do not remember things that happened over quite long periods while they were drunk, even if they seemed lucid at the time. Some people reach that point with relatively little alcohol intake, while other, more experienced drinkers often take longer. There is no real way to tell whether they remember or not, except by their behavior when confronted.
What is a blackout caused by?
A blackout in terms of a person is caused by a very rapid increase in a person's blood-alcohol concentration. This impairs long term memory creation which makes a person unable to recall the past. A blackout in terms of a city or power grid can be caused by many things... the inability to generate enough power for everyone, an overload in the system caused by an explosion or lightning, or intentional causes such as shutting down the system for repairs, during a war, or sabotage.
What does making connections mean?
Making a idea of what happened to you and what that person has done you remember
When is a blackout most likely to be experienced?
Some people experience blackouts after consuming too much alcohol. There are two forms of alcohol blackout. In en bloc blackout, the person experiences amnesia covering the entire period of intoxication. In fragmentary blackout the person experiences partial amnesia of that period. En bloc blackout is unusual. Blackouts should not be confused with passing out, a phenomenon in which people lose consciousness.
How can a married person with bipolar cheat and not remember anything of the affair?
They were in a manic phase when the affair happened.
What does it mean to have blackouts?
A balckout is a period of time which a person cannot remember; a limited form of amnesia, which sometimes results from extreme drunkenness or other very abnormal states of mind. If you can remember nothing at all about last weekend, that was a blackout. And if you are having them, it is a sign that your life is out of control.
