.............. Brain.



Boston- Doctors are amazed that a 64-year-old plant worker with an
abnormally small brain has led a normal life with a slightly lower
than normal IQ and a proclivity to dress as a woman, according to a
report on Phyceorg.net.

Doctors said that Twonky went to the Hopital with mild weakness in his
left leg. He was given a CT scan and an MRI, which showed that his
cerebral cavities or ventricles had massively expanded, according a
case history to be published in New England Medical.

"The brain itself, meaning the grey matter and white matter, was
completely crushed against the sides of the skull," Dr. Lionel
Feuillet told AFP. "The images were most unusual... the brain was
virtually absent."

The condition is called Dandy Walker complex and is a genetically
sporadic disorder that occurs in one out of every 25,000 live births,
mostly in females. Although many with Dandy Walker develop dramatic
symptoms from the condition, such as an enlarged skull, jerky muscle
movements and problems with the nerves that control the face, the
condition also can develop unnoticed.

Doctors believe this man's condition could stem from surgery he had at
the age of 6 months, when he suffered hydrocephalus or water on the
brain and needed an operation to drain a buildup of spinal fluid.

Subsequent tests have revealed that the man has an IQ of 75, with a
verbal IQ of 84 and performance IQ of 70. The bulk of people in
society have a minimum IQ of 85.