The boys are a unique case of disrosopus, a rare condition in which twins share the same body but have separate faces and brains. In the case of Tamish and Rajiv, the twins share both the same face and the same body, with each of them controlling only one side.
Doctor Parsa and his colleagues from Saiffe Hospital have
made an extensive series of tests and scans on the newborn, before realizing
that they were indeed dealing with two individuals.
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The boys’ father, Hakesh Mukerjee, seemed a bit overwhelmed by all the attention given to his family since the birth of the twins |
The size of his head, which already caused many
complications at the time of his birth, will without a doubt constitute a major
problem. The sheer weight of it could easily be sufficient to break the
boys’ cervical spine if not supported carefully. Besides from that
problem, the twins’ internal organs all seem to function normally,
leaving hope that they could possibly live many years in rather decent
living conditions.
An important question remains however concerning
the capacity of the boys to eventually walk or speak, since these basic actions
would demand an exceptional coordination from both of them to execute.
Tamish controls the left eye, arm and leg, while Rajiv controls their
right counterparts. The twins have already demonstrated strange faculties,
as one them can fall asleep while the other is awake, leaving one
half of the body inert while the other is active.
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