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Loyola U Senior Rescues Stardom from Syndrome

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Loyola University senior Laura Ditscheit's athletic & academic career appeared to be washed up on the shore of mediocrity when she fought back against frequent bouts of dizziness. The culprit? Opsoclonus myoclonus, a rare incapacitating syndrome poetically described as "dancing eyes/dancing feet."

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Disaffected 18 weeks 1 day ago
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It's scary how just catching the wrong rare bug can mess up your brain. One of the harp players for Muddy Waters (I think it was Paul Oscher) contracted a virus while with the band, and when he recovered he couldn't remember how to play any more and had to relearn everything he knew.

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