He reportedly slipped in the bathtub and fell onto a broomstick. 63.5 cm (25 in) of wood went from his rectum to his neck (circled), and it missed every major blood vessel
u/blackfridaydude — 8 days ago
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Foot found growing in brain.
(sorry if this has already been posted recently or if anything is wrong) Pediatric neurosurgeon Dr. Paul Grabb was astonished to discover a tiny foot growing inside the brain of three-day-old Sam Esquibel. It was initially thought to be either a teratoma (a congenital brain tumor composed of foreign tissue such as muscle, hair, or teeth) or a fetus-in-fetus, a developmental anomaly in which one fetal twin begins to form inside the other. Teratomas are rare congenital brain tumors, but finding one in such a complex shape (a foot) was unprecedented. The foot was discovered and surgically removed in 2008. The procedure was a success, and it was treated like any other teratoma.
u/Bright_Slice3912 — 11 days ago
Opisthotonus, the severe backward arching of the spine seen in tetanus, shown in a modern hospital patient (top) and in Charles Bell's 1809 painting of a soldier with the disease (bottom). Tetanus is caused by a toxin from Clostridium tetani bacteria, and vaccination prevents it.
u/Dazzling_Giraffe_817 — 11 days ago