‘Mysterious’ brain disorder strikes hundreds — and cases are increasing

NYPost ^ | 07/04/2023

[devane617]

Across the Canadian province of New Brunswick, the number of people afflicted by a mysterious, potentially deadly brain ailment keeps growing.

Neurological symptoms like hallucinations, muscle wasting, vision problems, memory loss, and abnormal movements were seen in 2015 in a small cluster of patients, eventually growing to 48 cases.

But some health experts and local residents say the number of people with the condition is much higher — and may exceed 200.

In addition, an unusual number of those cases are in young people, who do not typically show dementia-like symptoms or signs of other neurological problems.

“I am particularly concerned about the increase in numbers of young-onset and early-onset neurological syndrome,” neurologist Dr. Alier Marrero wrote in a Jan. 30, 2023, letter to New Brunswick’s chief medical officer and the chief federal public health officer.

[devane617]

fyi

[Carriage Hill]

“Neurological symptoms like hallucinations, muscle wasting, vision problems, memory loss, and abnormal movements...”

Sounds like getting old.

[ryderann]

Is there a particular drug, prescribed or street, that the affected individuals have in common?

[Afterguard]

bovine spongiform encephalopathy? (Mad Cow Disease)

[Dandy]

Its the Jab!!!!

[dfwgator]

It’s called ‘Liberalism’

[deport]

Damn I’ve got to talk to my DR about that. I’m having
a few of those symptoms myself. So far I haven’t forgot
to do my peeing/pooping in the bathroom.

[GingisK]

Oh, man, I don’t get the hallucinations! What am I doing wrong?

[hecticskeptic]

There have been reports out there that go back several years now..... certainly 5 years but I seem to recall some that go back further than that (perhaps 10 years?). Some of the early research was into CJ (mad cows disease) but this determined to not be the cause. Here’s an article on this from 2021.... https://thewalrus.ca/new-brunswicks-medical-mystery/

Here’s one short excerpt from the above link... “On Valentine’s Day 2020, Cormier underwent a spinal tap for signs of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), a fatal, swiftly developing disorder caused when brain proteins called prions misfold into an abnormal form. Cormier’s spinal fluid came back clean for CJD, however, as did the other tests, with two exceptions: an EEG showing diminished electrical activity in the brain and a SPECT showing reduced cerebral blood flow. Both suggested neurological impairment, but neither pointed, by itself, to any known illness.”

[NautiNurse]

That's my first thought.

...model estimated that the true prevalence of BSE in Canada has
been 90% likely to be between 18-fold and 48-fold higher than
the previously published best estimate of the prevalence of BSE
in the United States (3.0 to 8.0 cases per million in Canada
compared to a best estimate of 0.167 cases per million in the
United States [reference #3]). CDC

[deport]

Sounds like God above is clearing up the herd.

[pops88]

Glyphosate is suspected.

[bert]

They shouldn’t have been vaxxed /s

[struggle]

Too much Newfie steak

[Bonemaker]

Probably a new bug out of Wuhan the Chinese are test driving.

[nwrep]

Is this the disease they call liberalism?

[mewzilla]

I betcha it’s not vCJD.

I’ve looked at a number of articles on rhis sudeen symdrome and there a number of symptoms included that don’t fit vCJD.

Interestingly, though, I’ve seen papers on adverse events flowing CoupFlu vaccination for every one of the symptoms mentioned, and not just the neurogical ones.

[Bob434]

The key difference between “getting old” or “age related .memory degredation” and things ,ike alzheimers is that with the former, you keep forgetting what you went in to a roo. To get, but later it comes back to you. With dementia, it never comes back to them. The thought is lost forever.

IF you ight be worried, try drawing a clock from memory, and setting a time such as 11:40. Dementia patients get the numbers wrong, draw the numbers Ina line Instead of around the clock face, can’t get the ti e right etc.

Think of 3 items or things (like basketball, frying pan, and chicken) and wait 5 minutes or so, and try to recall them

Th3se are a few of the simple things folks can do to see if they might have a problem. There are also online tests to test for dementia- free- to download and print.

[null and void]

Oh, man, I don’t get the hallucinations! What am I doing wrong?

Low
Supply of
Drugs

[jerod]

This Dr. Alier Marrero character was trying to create a mountain out of a molehill to gain attention... The cases were studied and they determined that they all had a legitimate cause, including regular dementia.

At first, they were claiming that it was cataract patients who were becoming ill... Then it snowballed with everybody who’s having a hard time remembering their keys, started claiming that that they were victims. Dr. Alier Marrero was the only person who could ‘properly’ diagnose this mysterious disease... So if you want to be diagnosed with it, just give him a call... It’s like Chronic Lyme disease... You need the right doctor to diagnose you, because most of them will just tell you that you’re imagining things... Probably because you are.