Very probably apropos of nothing, but acccording to Wiki...
"Excited delirium" was first explicitly described in 1985 as a condition relating to acute cocaine intoxication.
Prior to this it was referred to as "Bell's Mania"; first described by Luther Bell in 1849.
The pathophysiology of excited delirium has been unclear, but likely involves multiple factors. These may include positional asphyxia, hyperthermia, drug toxicity, and/or catecholamine-induced fatal cardiac arrhythmias.
A substantial majority of fatal case reports involved men, most commonly African American. Excited delirium patients commonly have acute drug intoxication, generally psychostimulants such as cocaine, PCP and methamphetamine.
It would be nice if evidence of that “EDS” were to be made known to the jury re: TM’s autopsy. But not holding my breath for that to happen here.
Thanks for the info.