Neurologists discover cluster of mystery brain illnesses not so mysterious: report

Canadian doctors have analysed 25 patients with a puzzling illness to find most have identifiable conditions.

A mystery illness said to have caused dozens of deaths in one Canadian province has turned out to be not such a mystery after all, with neurologists looking at 25 cases in detail.

In 2019, a neurological syndrome of unknown cause (NSUC) was first identified in east coast New Brunswick, which appeared to cause rapid-onset dementia and, in some cases, death.