Two-headed boy from Bengal
Skull of a two-headed boy from Bengal
Parasitic craniopaths ( lat.Craniopagus parasiticus ) - a type of fusion of Siamese twins , in which the head of a twin who does not have a body grows to the head of a normal twin.
Cases
To date, 10 cases of this type have been documented. Only in three of them did the baby remain alive after giving birth.
- A child named “Two-headed Boy from Bengal” was born in 1783 and died of a cobra bite in 1787. His skull is stored in the Royal Royal College of Surgery [1] .
- December 10, 2003, Rebecca Martínez, born in the Dominican Republic. She was the first child born with such a condition who underwent surgery to remove the head of the parasite. She died on February 7, 2004 after an 11-hour operation. [2]
- On February 19, 2005, a successful 13-hour operation on a ten-month-old Manar Maged in Egypt was completed [3] . Manar died a few days before her second birthday due to a serious brain infection. [four]
See also
- Teratology (science)
- Siamese twins
- Parasite twin
- Chimera (biology)
Notes
- ↑ Bondeson, Jan The Two-Headed Boy of Bengal | Articles | Features | Fortean Times UK (link not available) . Forteantimes.com. Date of treatment May 2, 2012. Archived on November 20, 2012.
- ↑ Two-Headed Baby Dies After Surgery - CBS News
- ↑ BBC NEWS | In Depth | Two-head girl dies of infection
- ↑ Manar Maged Dies From Brain Infection