Siblings Go Into Vegetative State As Night Falls, Baffling Doctors
- 8 years ago
Mysterious diseases still exist despite all the advances in medicine, and one such illness has baffled doctors in Pakistan.
Mysterious diseases still exist despite all the advances in medicine, and one such illness has baffled doctors in Pakistan.
The case involves two brothers, ages 9 and 13, who are active children when there is daylight, but once the sun disappears, they lapse into a catatonic state.
As such, they have been nicknamed the “solar kids.”
According to the Pakistan-based site Dawn.com, their father claims that the boys were born aligned with the sun.
However, doctors point out that the pair appear to be fine even when the sun is not visible, such as during overcast weather or in a shaded room, reports the Associated Press.
After undergoing 200-plus tests at a hospital in Lahore without a conclusive diagnosis, the boys
Mysterious diseases still exist despite all the advances in medicine, and one such illness has baffled doctors in Pakistan.
The case involves two brothers, ages 9 and 13, who are active children when there is daylight, but once the sun disappears, they lapse into a catatonic state.
As such, they have been nicknamed the “solar kids.”
According to the Pakistan-based site Dawn.com, their father claims that the boys were born aligned with the sun.
However, doctors point out that the pair appear to be fine even when the sun is not visible, such as during overcast weather or in a shaded room, reports the Associated Press.
After undergoing 200-plus tests at a hospital in Lahore without a conclusive diagnosis, the boys