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Medical mystery: The children who sleep for months at a time
Resignation Syndrome is a mysterious illness that can affect child refugees seeking asylum in Sweden. The children stop talking and walking, and eventually cease to open their eyes. Some 'sleep' for up to a year and a half.
Consultant neurologist Suzanne O鈥橲ullivan travelled to Sweden to investigate what was happening.
(Image: Child asleep in bed - stock, Credit: Getty Images.)
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