Is the Opioid Epidemic Claiming Another Victim—Short-Term Memory?
Jed Barash, a Boston neurologist, noticed something unusual in several patients. He had seen each of the four patients for anterograde amnesia. Their MRIs had something unusual in common: complete ischemia of the hippocampus. Dr. Barash notified the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, and an alert was sent to neurologists and other relevant specialists in…