For months Ms. Weiss tried desperately to get her son out of the study, warning that his condition was spiraling downward and that he was in danger of committing suicide.

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The condition meant that, without warning, the father of five could fall over with a temporary paralysis and not be able to get up, sometimes for periods of up to 10 minutes.

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It found that staff were not properly assessing their condition and were failing to spot the warning signs of an impending cardiac arrest.

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