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Show CHILD WAS BORN WITHOUT A BRAIN Berlin, Sept. 27 A German medl-j eal journal reports the curious case of a child born without a brain, which In spite of this handicap, lived lo the age of almost four years. At the au-topsj au-topsj n was Found that both the cere-bum cere-bum cerebellum, the so-called "big" and "little" brain, were completely lacking, only a medulla oblongata bc-inc bc-inc pre. nt. This little knot of brain tissue it the base of the main brain, wa ablj here to control the functions Ol the body ne.;sgnry to a bare exlst-en exlst-en a. bui nothing more. The child lav in a state of coma, with contracted arms and almosi motionless, during its whole existence. It was impossible impossi-ble in obtain the Bllghtesl mental reaction. re-action. nn |