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2024-10-21 12:29:39 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 7AA5074FE0953DBEE06587387119932B43B7539DB7DC1E82B834AF4A77F9EF6E
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Original Note:
This story is a modern urban legend. The man is not missing 90% of his brain. The condition he has is “hydrocephalus”, which compresses the brain. Most of his neurons are still present, but are squished to his skull. https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61127-1/fulltext https://www.ninds.nih.gov/health-information/disorders/hydrocephalus
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