What health experts say
The information from the Chancellery focused on a mild episode of dehydration, which was treated immediately, while Bild states that, although the episode refers to a mild epileptic seizure, it was probably not such a neurological type of seizure.
Protothema.gr contacted Greek health professionals and requested a first assessment of the symptoms presented by the German Chancellor, always based on her image in the video of the official event.
The widespread physical tremor, which has caused worldwide concern, is described by some in the medical world as a "non-specific neurological finding", while other health professionals, with whom protothema.gr spoke, estimate that it looks like a Parkinson's disease crisis. due to the intensity and duration of the terror that took over her.
It is not ruled out, however, that the diffuse body shiver that occupied Mrs. Merkel may be due to physical weakness. Experts speculate that the shivering is related to the fact that, according to her, he had not drunk water and had not eaten. After all, according to the German media, Mrs. Merkel has manifested in her public appearances at least two other times a similar episode, dizziness and malaise and trembling, which was attributed either to insufficient hydration of her body or to the high temperature.
The last element, the high temperature - at which the German chancellor is not accustomed, like most Germans - is prevalent in the German capital these days, so it may have contributed to mild dehydration and hypoglycemia.
Finally, according to another version of the experts, the tremor may be the result of an ongoing infection.
And while everyone is rushing to Germany to say that this is not something serious, the unrest of Mrs Merkel's security staff is impressive. The "freezing" of the security men is in direct contrast to the intensity of the physical terror that has gripped the chancellor. The expectation would be to rush to her aid, to assist in some way if at least they were surprised by the image of the chancellor.
However, their completely calm reaction, as they see Mrs. Merkel in a state of intense terror, is probably due to the fact that this is not the first time they have seen her manifest these symptoms and therefore they know that they will subside.