A US presidential candidate said he once had a brain-eating parasite

New York [US], May 9: Independent candidate running for US President Robert F Kennedy Jr. had memory problems and was diagnosed by a doctor as having a parasite that ate part of his brain.
The New York Times reported on May 9 that independent candidate running for US President Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that the health problem he suffered in 2010 was caused by "a parasite that came in and ate part of brain before death".
The shocking content was mentioned in the testimony he gave in 2012 during divorce proceedings with his second wife, Mary Richardson.
Mr. Kennedy Jr. is the son of the late Senator Robert F. Kennedy and I call the late President John F. Kennedy uncle. He is an environmental lawyer and anti-vaccine advocate.
Two years before giving such testimony, Mr Kennedy Jr had suffered "memory loss and brain fog so severe that a friend was concerned he might have a brain tumour".
Neurologists who treated his uncle, the late senator Ted Kennedy, said he had a black spot in brain scans and concluded he had a tumor. Ted Kennedy died of brain cancer in 2009 at the age of 77.
However, Mr. Kennedy Jr. said that a doctor at New York Presbyterian Hospital diagnosed him with brain parasites. He said that at the same time, he discovered he had mercury poisoning, possibly from eating too much fish, which could potentially cause neurological problems.
Some experts who did not treat Mr. Kennedy Jr. speculated that the parasite might be pork tapeworm larvae . Some tapeworm larvae can live in the human brain for many years without causing problems. Some can cause inflammation as they begin to die, leading to common symptoms of dizziness, headaches and seizures.
In his 2012 deposition he said: "I clearly have cognitive problems. I have short-term memory loss and I have long-term memory loss that affects me."
In a recent interview, he said he had recovered. Responding to a question about the possibility of health problems affecting Mr. Kennedy Jr.'s capacity, his spokeswoman, Ms. Stefanie Spear, said the problem happened 10 years ago, and today he is healthy. both physically and mentally".
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Now 70, Kennedy Jr. has suffered from other problems, including heart disease that has required him to be hospitalized multiple times and spasmodic dysphonia, a neurological condition that affects his voice.
However, he still focuses on showing off his physical health, in order to compete with two potential candidates, current President Joe Biden (82 years old) of the Democratic Party and former President Donald Trump (78 years old). year old).
According to The New York Times , Mr. Kennedy refused to share his health records. Currently, Mr. Biden and Mr. Trump have not made their personal health records public before the election in November.
Source: Thanh Nien Newspaper