The disease mainly affects young people.
In Canada for more than two years record the spread of an unknown neurological disease affecting young people, Chronicle.info reports with reference to Channel 24.
In particular, in the province of New Brunswick, health authorities said that the number of suspected cases of the disease is growing and all more common among young people.
How does the disease manifest? & nbsp; Patients experience rapid weight loss, insomnia, hallucinations, difficulty thinking and limited mobility.
Probable causes of development diseases
Currently, 48 such cases have been recorded. During the preliminary investigation, scientists have registered at least 9 cases when two people who are not relatives, but are in close contact, developed the mentioned symptoms. & Nbsp; Experts suggest that environmental factors may be among the reasons.
Is close contact with the patient a risk factor?
- One suspected case concerns a man who developed symptoms of dementia and ataxia (lack of coordination of movements). The wife who was caring for him also suddenly began to lose sleep and experience muscle atrophy, dementia, and hallucinations. Now her condition is worse than that of her husband.
- Another case is a woman in her 30s (suffering from excessive salivation, feeding through a tube). Her guardian, at the age of 20, began to show symptoms of a neurological disorder.
- In another case, a young woman quickly lost almost 25 kg, she developed insomnia and began hallucinations. Brain examination showed significant signs of atrophy.
Please note! & Nbsp; The provincial government announced in October that all of these people had been misdiagnosed, claiming that they suffered from famous and pathologies not associated with an unknown disease.
Victim of a mysterious neurological disease
The publication reports that 8 deaths of people with the mentioned symptoms were recorded in this province.
Relatives of one of the victims stated that the cause her death was diagnosed as a complication of Alzheimer's disease, which, according to her relatives, she had never suffered.