Carlo Pierpaoli, Amritha Nayak, Rakibul Hafiz, M Okan Irfanoglu, Gang Chen, Paul Taylor, Mark Hallett, Michael Hoa, Dzung Pham, Yi-Yu Chou, Anita D Moses, André J van der Merwe, Sara M Lippa, Carmen C Brewer, Chris K Zalewski, Cris Zampieri, L Christine Turtzo, Pashtun Shahim, Leighton Chan, Brian Moore, Lauren Stamps, Spencer Flynn, Julia Fontana, Swathi Tata, Jessica Lo, Mirella A Fernandez, Annie Lori-Joseph, Jesse Matsubara, Julie Goldberg, Thuy-Tien D Nguyen, Noa Sasson, Justine Lely, Bryan Smith, Kelly A King, Jennifer Chisholm, Julie Christensen, M Teresa Magone, Chantal Cousineau-Krieger, Louis M French, Simge Yonter, Sanaz Attaripour, Chen Lai
IMPORTANCE: US government personnel stationed internationally have reported anomalous health incidents (AHIs), with some individuals experiencing persistent debilitating symptoms. OBJECTIVE: To assess the potential presence of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-detectable brain lesions in participants with AHIs, with respect to a well-matched control group. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This exploratory study was conducted at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the NIH MRI Research Facility between June 2018 and November 2022...
March 18, 2024: JAMA