A 24 - year - honest-to-god Chinese woman recently went to the hospital complaining of lightheadedness and sickness . She was most likely not prepared for the causa of the discomfort . The otherwise healthy grown womandoes not have a cerebellum . awe-inspiring — it ’s the ninth pillowcase in medical story .
That ’s right . Thecerebellumis a evenhandedly sizable part of the brain — the name literally mean “ piffling brain”—and is important for motor ascendency and some cognitive functions . A brain CAT scan of the woman with the missing cortex is on the left . A normal mind is pictured to the right wing .
However , the fact that she endure without this life-sustaining region just go bad to show you how adaptable the human brain is as an organ . The woman reported receive some problems with motor control . She also did n’t talk until age 6 or walk until age 7 . But you ca n’t really fault her . She was miss a big part of her brain !
This is about as rarified as rare aesculapian conditions get . The Chinese woman is one of only nine citizenry in history known to have survived without a cerebellum . As such , the prognosis for her is unclear , thoughthere is some researchthat indicate people with this experimental condition die young . It ’s already a miracle she ’s survived this foresighted , though .
Images via Feng Yu et . al . /Shutterstock
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