Canada: Waterloo teacher dies of mysterious encephalitis - husband demands brain biopsy

[Emily]

The deceased had an autoimmune disease for 20 years that was being treated with medications, (likely immune-suppressing), prior to the encephalitis attack 2 years ago. Doctors told the husband that was autoimmune, but no antibody evidence is presented in the article. The husband obviously has unanswered questions, so it's good that he was able to persist in having pathology done.

http://www.insidehalton.com/news-story/4570084-waterloo-teacher-dies-of-mysterious-illness/

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Waterloo teacher dies of mysterious illness

Waterloo teacher Susan Benedetto, 49, died May 16 of a pulmonary embolism. She had been suffering from a mysterious illness for two years.
Waterloo Region Record
By Liz Monteiro

WATERLOO ? Anthony Benedetto believed he would welcome home his wife again.

"I didn't think I was going to be in this place. I saw improvements and I thought she was coming home," said the Waterloo husband and father.
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He wanted a biopsy of his wife's brain, but when a pathologist refused he went to Ontario Coroner's office. He should know the results in a few months.