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World Service,3 mins

Medical mystery: The children who sleep for months at a time

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Resignation Syndrome is a mysterious illness that can affect child refugees seeking asylum in Sweden. The children stop talking and walking, and eventually cease to open their eyes. Some 'sleep' for up to a year and a half. Consultant neurologist Suzanne O’Sullivan travelled to Sweden to investigate what was happening. (Image: Child asleep in bed - stock, Credit: Getty Images.)

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