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Decoding a Disorder at the Interface of Mind and Brain (scientificamerican.com)
7 points by nibblenum 269 days ago
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"our years ago Tracey McNiven, a Scottish woman in her mid-30s, caught a bad chest infection that left her with a persistent cough that refused to subside, even after medication. A few months later strange symptoms started to appear. McNiven noticed numbness spreading through her legs and began to feel that their movement was out of her control. When she w"...