In 2010, Kennedy, now 70, experienced severe memory loss and mental fog, he said in a deposition two years later.
Robert Kennedy said at the time that his earning power had been negatively affected by the cognitive issues, the Times reported.
Kennedy told the paper he has recovered from the memory loss and brain fogginess and that the parasite did not require treatment.
The worms get nutrients from the body, but they are not eating the brain tissue, he said.
It’s more common to find the worm after it has died and left behind a calcified cyst in the brain, Hotez said.
Persons:
Robert F, Kennedy Jr, Kennedy, Sen, Ted Kennedy, ” Kennedy, Mary Richardson Kennedy, Robert Kennedy, Stefanie Spear, “, Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Peter Hotez, Dean, Hotez, Trump, Kevin O’Connor, CNN’s Brenda Goodman
Organizations:
CNN, Independent, The New York Times, Times, National, Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Biden, White, O’Connor, Children’s Health Defense
Locations:
York, Africa, South America, Asia, Houston