Monday, August 22, 2011
ARTICLE : No Rapunzel, schoolgirl may die if she combs her hair
No Rapunzel, schoolgirl may die if she combs her hair
By Indo Asian News Service | IANS – Thu, Aug 18, 2011London, Aug 18 (IANS) A schoolgirl in Scotland has a rare condition following which she has been asked not to comb her hair too vigorously as it could lead to her brain shutting down.
Megan Stewart, 13, has a rare condition - Hair Brushing Syndrome - which means she must avoid wearing polyester or touching balloons. Any contact with electrical charges could confuse her brain into switching itself off or sending signals to her heart and lungs to make them do so, Daily Express reported.
Stewart has to dampen her hair to reduce static and lie down before combing it and is banned from participating in school science experiments.
The teenager, from Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland was diagnosed three years ago, after she collapsed as her mother -Sharon brushed her hair.
Her mother Stewart, 41, said: 'I was brushing her hair when she flopped over and her lips turned blue. I thought she was having a fit, so we called the paramedics. It was really scary.'
The girl was taken to a hospital where medics revived her. It was two months later that neurologists made the diagnosis.
Doctors at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill in Glasgow, believe birth complications may be responsible for the condition.
She also suffers from asthma and dorsal stream dysfunction, a problem with the connection between her eye and brain which means she can't see fast-moving objects.
But the determined girl says: 'I know not to brush my hair too fast and if I feel unwell to stop doing it. I think I know what my limits are. I don't let it affect me and I can still live a normal life.'
Megan Stewart, 13, has a rare condition - Hair Brushing Syndrome - which means she must avoid wearing polyester or touching balloons. Any contact with electrical charges could confuse her brain into switching itself off or sending signals to her heart and lungs to make them do so, Daily Express reported.
Stewart has to dampen her hair to reduce static and lie down before combing it and is banned from participating in school science experiments.
The teenager, from Wishaw, Lanarkshire, Scotland was diagnosed three years ago, after she collapsed as her mother -Sharon brushed her hair.
Her mother Stewart, 41, said: 'I was brushing her hair when she flopped over and her lips turned blue. I thought she was having a fit, so we called the paramedics. It was really scary.'
The girl was taken to a hospital where medics revived her. It was two months later that neurologists made the diagnosis.
Doctors at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children at Yorkhill in Glasgow, believe birth complications may be responsible for the condition.
She also suffers from asthma and dorsal stream dysfunction, a problem with the connection between her eye and brain which means she can't see fast-moving objects.
But the determined girl says: 'I know not to brush my hair too fast and if I feel unwell to stop doing it. I think I know what my limits are. I don't let it affect me and I can still live a normal life.'
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Zorro007 Report AbuseJust be strong and keep on going, many out there less fortunate than you still going on strong. That's just life, girl. Best of luck to you too.
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***** try using wooden comb******** My hair produced electric too. After I changed my comb to wooden comb, I didnt get even 1 electric shock when i try to open door handler. Gal, I hope u r able to see my post!
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Everyday is good! Report AbuseMegan Stewart, you're positive, keep on believing that you'll be healthy and whole, don't give up, there is great destiny lying ahead for you!
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doctor would ONLY be able to advice..but you know yourself better than anybody else...death is not to be feared but to be embraced...remember to think that you are not SICK, just that you are DIFFERENT.....medical terms it as SICKNESS or DISEASE..dont think that way, you are HEALHTY but you are different from others...accept that different..be gratefull about it though I believe its hard......BE-live in the idea of health and you shall have it..with GOD Grace...
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bdlsalam Report AbuseMaybe ALLAH wanted to tell a message?she is to ask ALLAH for help since ALLAH was the one that switched off her power of Life.She should valued ALLAH as much as she valued her Life.At any time,poof!! In the name of the father ,son, and son of a gun...she was once a preety girl with nice hairs but........poof!!!
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Cannot brush her hair is better than cannot wash her hair. I hope that God will bless her with recovery.
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