Martin Pistorius
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martin-pistorius-205-6216961
title:
Martin Pistorius
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Martin Pistorius is a South African man who had locked-in syndrome and was unable to move or communicate for 12 years. When he was 12, he began losing voluntary motor control and eventually fell into a vegetative state for three years. He began regaining consciousness around age 16 and achieved full consciousness by age 19, although he was still completely paralysed with the exception of his eyes. He was unable to communicate with other people until his caregiver, Virna van der Walt, noticed tha
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South African man who had locked-in syndrome
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Pistorius
date created:
2015-01-12T08:56:13Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T07:24:13Z
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