Topic: Maybe it's NOT the water...or maybe it still is

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Searching for clues to the source of violent, naked rampages

By Brittany Shammas, Sun Sentinel
February 16, 2014

Two times in one week, Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputies were confronted with rampaging men who tore off their clothes, shouted gibberish and fought with "super human" strength against all attempts to stop them.

The cases – which happened within four days of each other and left one dead, three injured and a 17-year-old facing a host of charges – may have more in common than their bizarre details, authorities say. They may have also both been triggered by a rare brain malfunction.

Authorities have said both outbursts could have been attributed "excited delirium syndrome." Frequently fatal, the condition is often, but not always, brought on by stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine, or by mental illness. Less commonly, experts say, it can strike people who are under high stress and not getting enough sleep.

"This is a potentially life-threatening situation," said Dr. Deborah Mash, a University of Miami professor who has studied the syndrome for more than 20 years. "It's very serious. The police are at high risk, as is the individual and anyone else in the vicinity of this individual."

Why it happens to some and not others isn't known. But Mash believes it's linked to genetics.

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-palm-excited-delirium-20140216,0,6496218.story

[Libertas]

When progressives start dropping like flies I might experience a form of "excited delirium syndrome", sure hope the cops don't blow me away.

As for the cause it seems drug and/or alcohol interaction is likely, the one guy cited could have had his drink spiked by someone looking to roll him or he has some inherited condition that reached maturity and was triggered by alcohol.  Anybody on street drugs is for sure playing roulette, people do not react the same to chemicals in the body, it's a fact the legal profession has profited from in courtrooms across the land with prescription and over-the-counter drugs for decades.