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Man found missing 90% of his brain defies scientific understanding - most of his skull is filled with water:

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(07)61127-1/fulltext

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Could you tell him just "you should have another MRI at a clinic"?

That rule does not seem very ethical to me, in any case.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In the US getting an MRI for "no reason" can be very expensive. Probably wouldn't have been covered by insurance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Could you release the already captured images for him to take to a doctor for medical advice?