Neuroimaging Findings in US Government Personnel and Their Family Members Involved in Anomalous Health Incidents.

ABSTRACT:

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. Eighty-one participants with AHIs and 48 age- and sex-matched control participants, 29 of whom had similar employment as the AHI group, were assessed with clinical, volumetric, and functional MRI. A high-quality diffusion

SUBMITTER: Pierpaoli C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10949155 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature