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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Teenager re-learns how to walk, talk and swallow after rare brain bleed

Ellie Morris-Davies, now 16, who underwent nine surgeries in 13 weeks last year (Family handout/PA) - (Family handout)

A teenage girl who underwent a rare operation in children, which saw medics store part of her skull in her stomach, has re-learned how to walk, talk and swallow.

Ellie Morris-Davies, now 16, suffered from a brain bleed caused by a cavernoma – a cluster of abnormal blood vessels that resembles a raspberry – which does not often have symptoms.

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