Final report casts doubt on existence of Canada mystery brain illness

In 2021, health officials in New Brunswick launched an investigation involving 48 patients with a range of neurological symptoms but no apparent common illness. These included muscle spasms, memory loss, hallucinations and balance issues. Some in the province of less than a million people began describing the condition as a mystery brain disease. Provincial officials said at the time that the patient group could be suffering from a new disease not previously seen in Canada and began using the term...