WHAT IS HOLOPROSENCEPHALY?
Holoprosencephaly is a condition in which the front part of the brain of an embryo fails to form two hemispheres.
The condition varies in severity but about 80 per cent of children with holoprosencephaly have facial abnormalities.
Almost all children with the condition experience developmental delays and many have seizures.
Most babies with the condition do not survive infancy.
The condition affects about one in 10,000 live-born babies.
Source: National Centre for Biotechnology Information
'AARON HAS GONE GONE BEYOND DOCTORS' EXPECTATIONS'
Jill
Yaz, from the Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (SHINE)
said: 'This is an extremely rare condition and its fantastic that Aaron
is going beyond any of the doctors expectations.
'Because
he has some brain stem it helps him to breathe and carry out basic
functions - that's how he manages to survive with no brain.
'It
is remarkable that he has managed to survive and say 'mummy' for the
first time - it shows how little we really understand about how the
human body works. And the body can surprise us and do remarkable things.
'Children
with this condition usually die before birth so the fact that he has
even survived is remarkable. It's a testament to his mother's love that
he is doing so well.'
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