Sen. Katie Britt is recovering at home after being briefly hospitalized with facial numbness likely caused by a post-viral infection, she said in a statement Monday night.
Britt, a first-term Alabama Republican, said the condition is not life-threatening and that she is receiving outpatient treatment. Recovery could take several weeks, she said.
“While with my family in Montgomery this past weekend, I experienced a sudden onset of numbness in my face,” Britt said in the statement. “I was admitted to Baptist Medical Center South for evaluation. Doctors determined that my symptoms were a result of swelling of a facial nerve, most likely caused by a post-viral infection.”
