Most unusual health issues

When bone tissue develops in places where muscles and tendons are supposed to be, the afflicted person can barely move. In extreme cases, a second skeleton makes the person immobile as a statue. Scientists recently isolated the gene that has afflicted 800 people worldwide with this painful condition. BING: WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS CONDITION?

While rare, people who have had strokes, seizures, head injuries or suffer fromAlzheimer’s disease are likelier than others to get this syndrome. It makes them believe that family, friends or acquaintances have shapeshifted into other people. For example, you might board a bus and become convinced the driver is actually your husband.

After a stroke, tumor or trauma, the patient might suddenly sound like he’s from France rather than Milwaukee. Multiple sclerosis and other neurological conditions can also cause this rare condition

From the Greek for “face” and “forgetting,” people with this condition might not recognize their own friends and relatives. Ablow to the head may cause this problem, or it could be inherited.