Kristin Turner answers “I'd like to know why Martin Pistorius is...”

Sensible Psychology asked this question about Ghost Boy: My Miraculous Escape from a Life Locked Inside My Own Body:

I'd like to know why Martin Pistorius is still using a wheelchair when he's recovered use of his hands and feet, and why he is still mute when he's recovered use of his facial muscles? I think he owes it to his reading public to give some plausible medical explanation for this mysterious illness he is claiming. What do the British neurologists say about it?

Kristin Turner While he has use of some muscles, others are either still paralyzed or still too weak to walk and talk. I don't think anyone knows what the disease wa…moreWhile he has use of some muscles, others are either still paralyzed or still too weak to walk and talk. I don't think anyone knows what the disease was that caused his condition (did he mention it might have been a virus? I forget), but yes, a little more about the mysterious condition would have been nice to include. For example, were there several potential diagnosis possibilities but the doctors just couldn't say which one? It's a bit similar to Guillain-Barré Syndrome.(less)

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