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02/09/2010

Sleeping Beauty Syndrome Turns Teen into Real Life Sleeping Beauty

Louisa Ball, a 15-year-old who lives in the UK, has been struck by a rare illness called the Sleeping Beauty Syndrome. Basically, the victims live normally for days/weeks at a time and then "they'll go to sleep for days or weeks at a time; Louisa's longest bout in bed has been 13 days." Video after the break.

Victims will wake briefly, but be disoriented and not fully alert. Louisa's parents force her awake so she can use the bathroom and eat.
[via MSNBC]

This entry was posted on 02/09 11:30am and is filed under Breaking News, Science .
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Hah, when I read "Video after the break." my first thought was: "Wtf, I don't want to watch someone sleep for 13 days."
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