The findings of the study conducted by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) revealed that “no brain damage was found” in cases of the mysterious disease known as Havana Syndrome.
“THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE”
“In this exploratory neuroimaging study, after correction for multiple comparisons, there were no significant differences in imaging measures of brain structure or function between subjects with abnormal health symptoms and their matched subjects,” the report on JAMA’s website said. statements were included.
The report stated that 81 participants with abnormal health symptoms and participants working in similar jobs matched in terms of age and gender were subjected to the same tests, and it was noted that no obvious difference was found in the results.
“A GOOD NEW”
The report emphasized that, according to the findings, there were no significant differences in cognitive and other tests between the matches and that this was “good news”.
WHAT IS HAVANA SYNDROME?
The mysterious disease, named after Havana, the capital of Cuba, where it emerged, was first seen in Canadian and US diplomats and their families working in Cuba in 2016-2017.
Diplomatic staff and their families in the country began reporting symptoms of dizziness, loss of balance and hearing, anxiety and what they described as “cognitive fog.” These people stated that they suddenly heard noises that were not heard by those around them, and then felt pressure and tremors.
The mysterious illness reported by the staff at the Canadian Embassy in Havana in the spring of 2017 with complaints such as dizziness and headache was called “Havana Syndrome”.
Later, similar complaints were seen among 21 people working at the US embassy in Cuba, and the Washington administration withdrew most of its secondary staff from the country in September 2017.
The Cuban government had announced that the allegations of mysterious sonic attacks that US diplomats working in the country were subjected to were not true.
In the following years, similar cases were reported around the world, including at least 60 in Bogota, Colombia, and Vienna, Austria.
US intelligence units made a statement to the media on March 2, 2023, stating that “external forces cannot be associated with Havana Syndrome cases.”
Source: AA