Concussion Symptoms, but Without the Head Impact

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Douglas first examined the patients in 20 17. Some call this immaculate cussion, because it sure seemed like concussion symptoms, but without the actual head impact. Douglas: Patients have great sense of humor despite the suffering they had. And they could actually sense what direction this phenomeno was coming from.

Several years after US diplomats in Cuba claimed they were attacked by an invisible weapon, similar incidents continue to be reported around the world. Scientists haven’t been able to determine a definitive cause, but the possibilities point toward something just as mysterious as the illness itself: the inner workings of the human brain.

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