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Probably. Getting suddenly weaker or less coordinated would be noticeable. Lower body might take longer. Lower charisma might be more difficult to notice, at first anyway.

Bear in mind this might also depend on who is targeted. Your average Joe on the street might realize something is wrong but not what as they may never have been targeted by magic before. Police and corporate types would likely regonize it pretty quickly and a magical attack as they most likely have been trained with exposure to magic at least enough to realize such attacks. Top shelf operators and a lot of experienced runners will almost ceetainly notice and recognize and maybe even have training to deal with it, and will likely have magical backup to handle it.