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.
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“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.
Read more: NYPost
