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Dr Christophe de Jaeger (Longevity and geriatrics)
During a political rally on Sunday February 4, Joe Biden confused Emmanuel Macron and François Mitterrand. This is not the first time that the state of cognitive health of the President of the United States has caused concern… What should we think? The reaction of Dr. Christophe de Jaeger, medical physiologist, specialist in longevity and member of the Doctissimo expert committee.
New ball from Joe Biden. While he was in the middle of a speech at a political rally on February 4 in Las Vegas, he confused Emmanuel Macron and François Mitterrand. “You know, just after my election, I went to what we call a meeting of the G7, that is to say of all the leaders of NATO” says Biden. “It was in the south of England. I sat down and said, America is back! And Mitterrand of Germany – I mean, of France, looked at me and said asked: how long are you back for?“.
Falls, loss of balance, memory problems… What is Joe Biden suffering from?
This is not the first time that Joe Biden has been talked about for this type of incident. He has already looked for and challenged a person during a speech who was actually dead, he seems to be looking for his way sometimes, has already fallen down the steps of Air Force One, the presidential plane…
So many small events which, taken together, raise questions about Joe Biden’s cognitive health. Solicited by Doctissimo, Dr Christophe de Jaeger, medical physiologist and specialist in longevity and member of the Doctissimo expert committee, gives us his point of view on the question. “Joe Biden presents a complex neurological picture typical of neurocognitive degradation that can be found in people his age. He presents symptoms that may suggest a impaired cognitive functions“ says the doctor.
“This is not the first time that the American president has shown certain signs of “weakness”, such as balance problems, falls, a certain confusion: all these small signs, linked to each other, can raise suspicion of a beginning brain damage, which is not surprising, given his age.
Good in his body, good in his head!
A very good final health check… without assessment of his cognitive health
However, in the official health check of the President of the United States, published each year, nothing mentions these disorders. “It is difficult to reveal this information, due to medical confidentiality on the one hand, but also for reasons linked to power” notes the doctor. The military doctors who wrote this report are subject to double secrecy (medical secrecy and state secrecy).
When submitting the document to the specialist, he also notices two things: “The document mentions neuropathies, which could explain President Joe Biden’s walking and balance difficulties. But what concerns me is that there are no brain MRI results or assessment of these cognitive functions“.
Despite these episodes of confusion or memory problems, which can be explained, according to Christophe de Jaeger, by “a bad night, stress or taking certain medications, for example“, it is not possible to conclude from this medical report on a possible alteration or not of the decision-making abilities of the man at the head of the most powerful country on the planet.
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