Brooke Greenberg, who baffled scientists because she never aged, has died at the age of 20, never having developed beyond the physical size of an infant or the mental capacity of a 2-year-old.
永远不会长大的布鲁克·格林伯格让科学家们迷惑不已,她在上周离世,现年20岁的她一直保持着婴儿的身形,智力发育一直保持在2岁儿童的水平。
The daughter of Howard and Melanie Greenberg from Reisterstown, Brooke is one of about a dozen children in the world who have what some call syndrome X -- a kind of Benjamin Button disorder that prevents them from aging.
布鲁克·格林伯格来自雷斯特斯敦的霍华德·格林伯格和梅勒尼·格林伯格的女儿。她是世界上十来个患有所谓“X综合征”的儿童之一,这是一种与本杰明·巴顿类似的病症,会让儿童无法长大。
小编注:本杰明·巴顿是斯科特·菲茨杰拉德写于1922年的短篇小说《返老还童》中的人物形象。本杰明以老人形象降生人世,之后越活越年轻。2008年同名电影由布拉德·皮特和凯特·布兰切特主演,获第81届奥斯卡金像奖提名。
Her funeral was Sunday at a synagogue outside Baltimore, family friends confirmed.
据这家人的亲友称,她的家人已经在周日于巴尔的摩的犹太会堂为她举行葬礼。
Brooke has been pushed around in a stroller all her life. In 2009, when her family was interviewed on ABC, Brook weighed 16 pounds and was 30 inches tall. She didn't speak, but she laughed when she was happy, and clearly recognized her three sisters: Emily, now 26; Caitlin, now 23; and Carly, now 17.
布鲁克生前一直都是躺在婴儿车里,被大人们推来推去。在2009年接受ABC之声采访的时候,布鲁克的体重为16磅(约7.26公斤),身高30英寸(76.2 厘米)。她不会说话,但是开心的时候会笑,而且显然认识她的三个姐妹:现年26岁的艾米丽、现年23岁的凯特琳和现年17岁的卡莉。
But only her hair and fingernails grew.
但是只有她的头发和指甲壳会长长。
In her first six years, Brooke went through a series of medical emergencies from which she recovered, often without explanation. She survived surgery for seven perforated stomach ulcers. She had a brain seizure followed by what was diagnosed as a stroke that, weeks later, had left no apparent damage.
在出生后的最初6年里,布鲁克经历了一系列的紧急医疗事故,每次都会奇迹般的康复,无法解释原因。她接收了7次胃溃疡穿孔手术,她曾被诊断为突发中风,接着又突发大脑癫痫,数周后奇迹般康复,未留下明显的脑损伤。
Richard F. Walker, a retired medical researcher from the University of Florida Medical School who now does his research at All Children's Hospital in St. Petersburg, has followed Brooke's case since she was about 2 years old, comparing her genetic code with that of other children with the same condition. Their bodies do not develop as a coordinated unit, but as independent parts that are out of sync, according to Walker. No known genetic syndromes or chromosomal abnormalities can explain why.
已从佛罗里达大学医学院退休,现于圣彼得堡全科儿童医院从事研究的理查德·沃克从布鲁克2岁左右就开始追踪她的案例。他将布鲁克的基因序列与其他相同病例的儿童相互比对。沃克说,这些儿童的身体无法作为一个统一整体发展,而是作为各个独立的部分发展自身,相互并不协调。没有任何遗传综合症或染色体异常可以解释这种情况。
Brooke still had baby teeth at age 16, and her bone age was estimated to be more like 10.
布鲁克在16岁的时候还没脱掉乳牙。她的骨龄约莫仅有10岁左右。
Walker also studies Gabby Williams, an 8-year-old from Billings, who weighs only 11 pounds and a 29-year-old Florida man who has the body of a 10-year-old. Like Brooke, they never seem to age.
沃克同时正在研究的病例还有来自比林斯的8岁男孩,盖比·威廉——他的体重仅有11磅重(约5公斤),以及来自佛罗里达的一个29岁的男子,他们都和布鲁克一样,从未长大。
Not only do the people he's studying have a growth rate of one-fifth the speed of others, but they live with a variety of other medical problems, including deafness, the inability to walk, eat or even speak.
沃克研究的这些病例的生长率只有常人的1/5, 而且他们还有许多其他的医疗问题,例如失聪、无法行走、无法进食或无法说话等等。
国税总局发布新规 欠税10万以上将被限制出境
为什么有些地方长毛发有些地方却不长?
国内英语资讯:China Focus: Blockbuster exhibition tells story of Chinas miraculous development
My Foreign Teacher 我的外教
体坛英语资讯:Visiting fans to attend Boca-River Libertadores final
Healthy Food 健康饮食
Living In the Big Cities 生活在大城市
One Thing Touched Me 让我感动的一件事
体坛英语资讯:Quest for world record, Olympics inspires New York champ Keitany
国际英语资讯:4 Palestinians injured in clashes with Israeli soldiers in northern Gaza: ministry
Online Medical Service 网络医疗服务
双语阅读:为了满足中国人的胃 马来西亚棕榈油巨头都改种榴莲了……
国内英语资讯:Chinese spokespersons discuss press innovation in new era
国内英语资讯:China, Panama agree to further promote ties
体坛英语资讯:Copa Libertadores final postponed after heavy rain
The Best Ways to Spend Holiday 度假的最好方式
国内英语资讯:China, Japan sign cooperation deals on energy conservation
国内英语资讯:Senior official urges expanding publicity, education on Constitution
国际英语资讯:Spotlight: Fresh fighting resumes in Yemens Hodeidah, shattering UN-led peace efforts
《末代皇帝》导演贝托鲁奇逝世鲁奇逝世
国内英语资讯:Readers seminar on Xis book on governance held in Madrid
研究显示 含糖饮料比其他食品更容易导致糖尿病
Saying Goodbye 告别
A Happy Childhood 一个快乐的童年
国际英语资讯:Angry exchanges as Britain braces for key Brexit vote in parliament
国际英语资讯:Ukrainian president moves to end friendship treaty with Russia
中国5G技术商业化已经进入倒计时
体坛英语资讯:Judge orders seizure of Ronaldinhos passport
体坛英语资讯:Atletico Nacional name Brazilian Autuori as coach
体坛英语资讯:Kenyas Cherono eyes Tokyo, Boston Marathon to boost Olympic hopes
不限 |
英语教案 |
英语课件 |
英语试题 |
不限 |
不限 |
上册 |
下册 |
不限 |