Mysterious brain diseases cripple Canadians, rob them of speech and cause paralysis

A set of mysterious brain diseases attacks healthy young adults in Canada. The unusual condition robs them of the ability to speak and some have been physically paralyzed. Doctors now fear this is due to toxic algae that have recently been in abundance at the site. Now we know that more than 200 inhabitants of a small province in the north of the American country suffered dementia symptoms since 2015. In a desperate move, officials in the region have abruptly reduced their investigation into the strange cluster and a forceful response is expected that will bring peace to the people.

More than 200 people have been infected with a strange disease

A group of mysterious brain diseases has affected more than 200 people in a small Canadian province and baffled the doctors of the region. Residents of New Brunswick, a seaport in eastern Canada, have suffered from a significant number of people with a dementia-like disorder that causes vivid hallucinations, inability to speak and write, loss of amnesia or total loss of memory and even physical paralysis.

The experts assured that cases date back to 2015 and are among the people of 18 to 84 years old. The dozens of people affected were in perfect health before being infected with this mysterious disease. One of the victims who wanted to speak to English-language media, was Gabrielle Cormier who, at the age of 20 she had to put her love of figure skating on hold and drop out of college when she became seriously ill in 2019. She was so weakened that she now requires a wheelchair for some mobility.

The culprit that Canadians have suffered from this disease, is it algae?

According to area health officials, who are closely investigating the case, the “guilty” It could be seafood. Contaminated water coupled with the proliferation of blue algae in springs could be the cause of this strange disease. Another hypothesis is that it is the strong exposure to the herbicide glyphosate, a product that is responsible for eliminating grasses and shrubs, especially perennials. After an arduous investigation that began by the government in 2021, officials insisted (in February 2022) that the cases were unrelated to each other, and the project was dropped.

It is believed that the abrupt termination of this investigation was due to the fact that the government wanted to protect its financial interests, the forest industries and massive fishing in the region. That’s why medical experts continued to push for the project to be reopened so that New Brunswick patients are not left behind. At the head of this movement was a doctor at the center of the mystery, Alier Marrero. Thanks to his insistence, patients in New Brunswick have been seen showing terrifying symptoms, and he recently told Canadaland that the number of cases exceeded 200 digits.

It should be noted that the patients were mainly in two domains of New Brunswick: Moncton and the Acadian Peninsula. The doctor Alier Marrero, based in Moncton, was the first to spot the symptoms. In 2018, the specialist had seen eight cases in total. The following year the total was 20, then 38 the following year; and up to 48 by April 2021. After that, the province has ceased to count. After his hard work, the doctor became one of the highest authorities in Canada for the mysterious case of these strange diseases. For their part, government officials released a statement in 2021 confirming two new patients, one in their 30s and the other in their 50s, who were to live with the disease progressive Alzheimer’s.

After numerous blood tests, lumbar punctures and brain scans performed on the patients, it was revealed Brain atrophy And neurological dysfunction, but not so evenly among patients that Dr. Alier Marrero could find a clear diagnosis. Most patients experienced symptoms similar to those of dementia. Some suddenly couldn’t form words and had uncontrollable muscle spasms, difficulty moving and fatigue.

The case of Gabriel Cormier, who experienced the worst of this strange disease

Gabriel Cormier, now 23, has experienced:

1. Memory loss.
2. Vision problems.
3. Inability to stand for long periods.

Which was enough to force her to walk with a cane or use a wheelchair after falling ill in October 2019. She told Canadian media in 2021 that she was trying to “to improve a bad situation by making my cane pretty.”

“The reason we went back to the track was because I was afraid of dying and I wanted to be on the ice one last time,” explained Gabriel Cormier.

Finally the investigation (which looked for possible environmental toxicity as a cause) it stopped abruptly in May 2021. As a result, the idea that the group of cases was isolated was questioned on the basis of the study criteria which limited participation to the group of patients who they had no known diagnosis. Specialists told the government that there was insufficient evidence that those affected were suffering from a neurological syndrome of unknown cause.

“Neurological conditions can be very difficult to diagnose, and individuals often present with less common presentations of known diseases. However, individuals in this group exhibited symptoms that varied widely from case to case. was no evidence of a shared common disease or unknown syndrome,” the experts noted.

The strange disease in Canada affects young people

As we know, the average age onset of Alzheimer’s symptoms occurs in the mid-1960s and the fact that his patients are much younger worries the doctor to Dr Alier Marrero. In May 2021, the specialist wrote to officials to tell them that “Unfortunately”, was filled with “more patients and younger”.

“One of the most striking characteristics of our patients are the hallucinations (visual, but also tactile and auditory) and the ever-terrifying hallucinatory dreams, which progress until they are constant even when awake,” he said. he describes.

For the moment, there have been nine deaths from the disease, which Ottawa neuropathologist Dr. Gerard Jansen attributed to diagnosable neurological disorders, including a brain tumor and vascular dementia. But the specialist Alier Marrero had not abandoned his suspicions of that environmental toxins were to blame. Discovery of a complete diagnostic test designed in Quebec which would measure the exposure of their patients to the herbicides used in their region. Finally, the doctor told the Canadaland podcast that:

“So far, we have tested around 200 patients. I myself didn’t initially know it was available and thought they were only testing one substance, but they are actually testing four. The four herbicides tested are widely used in the province. Most of my patients have exposure well beyond the detection level to one or more of these substances, and sometimes very high. I am talking about people who are not occupationally exposed. They’re not working in this agricultural industry anyway, and it’s winter,” he said.

The neurological disease that affects residents of New Brunswick, Canada it’s just one of many mysterious health issues that have plagued people with no obvious cause. Doctors are unsure what caused the increase but said it could be due to weakened immunity to infection due to covid measures such as lockdowns. now we just have to wait for the studies to continue and find the real reason that is generating panic in the North American country.