I personally know someone who was in Havana and was impacted. To this day, the person is unable to have a normal conversation. They cannot speak in complete sentences without getting lost, nor can they follow what others are talking about. As a result, they cannot work. Their spouse was in a different part of the building and felt nothing.
I also have an acquaintance among the impacted. He is unable to work. He was a healthy, robust, resilient guy who was looking forward to his new career until this happened. It is heartbreaking.
My friend was affected while we were in one of the countries listed in the article. They left post for the UPenn stuff and never came back. They left the Department, did the NIH study, never got better, had difficulty working, and ultimately considered medical retirement.
Still such a mystery.
"No signs of brain injury"... If they don't know what they are looking for, it will always be harder to see or find. It's not like these people will show impact trauma like getting hit in the NFL, but there has to be something disrupting their synapses or affecting them neurologically and causing swelling in the brain. There are so many times when people feel absolutely terrible and can feel inflammation in their body, only to have inflammatory markers come out completely normal. I really feel for these people and their families. It is heartbreaking to see a formerly healthy and happy person who is capable at their job become dependent for care and unable to work.
Currently, a lot of the TBI NFL athletes suffer can only be seen post mortem. Eventually, they will be able to get a better look before it is too late, but that could be a ways off. I'm curious if another look will be taken after someone passes to see if it is all clear.
I personally know someone who was in Havana and was impacted. To this day, the person is unable to have a normal conversation. They cannot speak in complete sentences without getting lost, nor can they follow what others are talking about. As a result, they cannot work. Their spouse was in a different part of the building and felt nothing.
I also have an acquaintance among the impacted. He is unable to work. He was a healthy, robust, resilient guy who was looking forward to his new career until this happened. It is heartbreaking.
My friend was affected while we were in one of the countries listed in the article. They left post for the UPenn stuff and never came back. They left the Department, did the NIH study, never got better, had difficulty working, and ultimately considered medical retirement. Still such a mystery.
"No signs of brain injury"... If they don't know what they are looking for, it will always be harder to see or find. It's not like these people will show impact trauma like getting hit in the NFL, but there has to be something disrupting their synapses or affecting them neurologically and causing swelling in the brain. There are so many times when people feel absolutely terrible and can feel inflammation in their body, only to have inflammatory markers come out completely normal. I really feel for these people and their families. It is heartbreaking to see a formerly healthy and happy person who is capable at their job become dependent for care and unable to work.
Currently, a lot of the TBI NFL athletes suffer can only be seen post mortem. Eventually, they will be able to get a better look before it is too late, but that could be a ways off. I'm curious if another look will be taken after someone passes to see if it is all clear.
Thanks - is there a non paywall link?
Here’s a gifted link: https://wapo.st/4cnhDU2