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Daily Mirror
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National
Paige Oldfield

Man suffering odd symptoms for years finally diagnosed with rare fatal condition

A man with a devastating life-limiting illness was left undiagnosed for years with doctors mistaking it for paranoid schizophrenia.

Robert Turner, from Bury, Greater Manchester, was born with the extremely rare Juvenile Batten Disease but it took until he was 24 for it to be recognised.

The neurodegenerative disorder causes mental impairment, worsening seizures and progressive loss of sight and motor skills.

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