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World J Neurol. Dec 28, 2015; 5(4): 107-112
Published online Dec 28, 2015. doi: 10.5316/wjn.v5.i4.107
Medicine in the future - with subspecialists in medullary neurology and brain dentistry
J Howard Jaster
J Howard Jaster, Department of Medicine, London Corporation, Grand Prairie, TX 75050, United States
Author contributions: Jaster JH is the sole author of this paper.
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Correspondence to: J Howard Jaster, DMD, MD, Department of Medicine, London Corporation, 570 Bridle Path, Suite 1117, Grand Prairie, TX 75050, United States. harbert38104@yahoo.com
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Received: July 16, 2015
Peer-review started: July 22, 2015
First decision: September 28, 2015
Revised: November 22, 2015
Accepted: December 8, 2015
Article in press: December 11, 2015
Published online: December 28, 2015
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Core Tip

Core tip: Medical investigators in the 21st century have reported numerous cases in which the presence of a small medullary brain lesion was associated with sudden unexpected death. Many such medullary lesions have otherwise produced only minor clinical symptoms and have in themselves been previously considered relatively harmless. Many victims have been considered healthy prior to sudden death, and the medullary brain lesions were incidental discoveries at autopsy, with no other causes of death identified.