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Daily Mirror
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Whelan Barzey & Joe Smith

Woman's brain 'slipping' into her spine making her collapse up to 20 times a day

A woman was left with a rare condition causing her to collapse 20 times a day and in need of brain surgery after she fell down the stairs.

Jennifer Sullivan, 35, was diagnosed with an incredibly rare condition in 2012 which causes her brain to “slip” into her spine.

Her symptoms included being left periodically deaf and blind and in such agony she wanted to “rip” her own head off.

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