A BRIGHT, young student has been left paralysed after suffering seizures for which doctors can find no cause.
Peter Harper, 18, has been in Barnsley Hospital for two weeks since he collapsed at his GP practice and came round to learn he could not feel his legs and was unable to walk.
Since then he has had around 11 more seizures and has had numerous tests and scans including an ECG, MRI scan, CT scan, a lumbar puncture and blood tests - all of which came back clear.
Peter, who was otherwise fit and healthy, said doctors are stumped about what causes the seizures but say it could be a condition called functional neurological disorder - an umbrella term for a variety of unexplained brain conditions.
** The full story appears in the Barnsley Chronicle, dated December 12. **
