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Man found missing 90% of his brain defies scientific understanding - most of his skull is filled with water:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61127-1/fulltext

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (8 children)

Nope, not related to any disease I've ever seen. The best guess i have is fetal alcohol syndrome but it isn't a perfect match. It's just weird knowing he has a very odd shaped brain. And there's a lot of unknowns surrounding it.

What if he sees another doctor and they mention it to him? Would he be upset I didn't say anything? What if it is linked to some disease and I didn't tell him, and he gets sick?

What if it's hereditary and his kid has it, does it explain the motor delays? The premature birth? The problems they have with him sleeping?

Just a lot of unknowns.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Could you tell him just "you should have another MRI at a clinic"?

That rule does not seem very ethical to me, in any case.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In the US getting an MRI for "no reason" can be very expensive. Probably wouldn't have been covered by insurance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Could you release the already captured images for him to take to a doctor for medical advice?

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