Do you remember The brainless boy This is how His life turned out 9 years later…

Do you remember this brainless boy ?

This is how his life turned out 9 years later .

Noah Wall is a living example that brain growth is real .

As he has shown , doctors are perplexed as to how a child who is born with just a little portion of his brain was able to develop into what seems to be a nearly normal boy .

Once again , reality again surpasses fiction .

When Rob , 50 , and Shelly , 44 , were told that their 12 week old son was born with a tremendous physical disability , doctors recommended that they prepare for the worst .

Noah , as the couple's baby is called , was virtually brainless .

From the first radiographs , an abnormality of fetal development was detected due to a dysfunction between spina bifida and hydrocephalus .

The result ?

The combination of those medical complications they had left him with only 2% brain function .

The unusual thing is that despite this very important deficit , Noah has continued to grow and learn , a fact that has produced that his is known as a case of child without a brain whose physical and intellectual development progresses amazingly .

What is spina bifida and hydrocephalus ?

Hydrocephalus is another symptom of poor brain formation , which depends directly on spina bifida .

This is an excess of cerebrospinal fluid inside the skull .

Literally , hydrocephalus means water in the brain .

In the case of Noah , the pressure exerted by this substance can cause the brain not to be well formed by having much less space to develop .

On the other hand , spina bifida is a genetic degeneration that affects the malformation of the spinal cord , the brain , or even the meninges , the protective layer that covers the brain .

This is a neural tube defect that's very common among babies , especially in western countries where some couples agree to conceive children in advanced age .

Incredible as it may seem and despite the great advance and exponential development of science and research , medical experts , the exact causes of spina bifida remain unknown .

In other words , it's a mystery .

Extensive studies and investigations have been carried out to solve the problem , but nobody knows what causes the complete closure of the neural tube to be interrupted causing the aforementioned malformations .

Only some scientists have pointed to some environmental , nutritional , or even genetic factors to give a solid approach .

The mother's diet during pregnancy , the environment , or the genetic inheritance can play a crucial role in the malformation of the baby's brain .

Why is Noah extraordinary ?

We started to organize and prepare the funeral while she was pregnant , says the mother .

The doctors gave her not months or years , but days of life directly after birth .

And on several occasions , they recommended an abortion .

Tests and x rays showed that in Noah's skull , there was an excess of fluid above the amount of normal gray matter .

To be a bit more graphic , the size of the baby's skull was no larger than that of a grapefruit .

However , the parents went ahead and believed in their son .

Even though the doctors did not give him more than 3 weeks of life , Noah is on track to turn 5 going from a brain capacity of 2 to 70% .

Not only is he able to walk , start talking , or play , but also its development follows a more than favorable course , destined to become one more child within humanity .

To this day , the case of Noah is still a miracle and is the object of study for health professionals , university theses , and other research .

Other cases like Noah's .

Although it supposes an uncommon fact , Noah is not the unique remarkable case .

Michelle Mack , around 40 years old , was born with half a brain .

The most curious thing is that her anomaly was not detected until she turned 27 , having lived a normal life and being a university graduate .

More surreal and incredible is another case detected in the United Kingdom .

An anonymous student from the University of Sheffield went to the doctor for a severe headache .

The doctor noted that his head was a little above normal size for his age .

He decided to investigate further and did an x-ray .

The result was surprising .

He had so much fluid in his head that it had virtually wiped out his entire brain .

But here comes the most extraordinary part .

The student in question is a gifted person with an IQ close to 140 and a degree in mathematics with honors .

How is the case of the child without a brain explained ?

Of course , statistics say that mortality among people with an abnormally underdeveloped brain is much higher than average , and babies born with this kind of severe neurodevelopmental problems often die before reaching adolescence .

So how do you explain Noah's case ?

How could he survive without hardly having a brain ?

The answer is something that is known as brain plasticity .

This phenomenon consists of the capacity of our brain when it comes to physically adapting to situations , developing in a way that allows us to survive .

Here , the key is not so much in the number of neurons , but in how they are organized among them .

Thus , plasticity can be understood as a kind of computer program that learns in real time to deal with totally new problems for which technically it has not been programmed .

In this case , a combination of diseases .

Sound familiar ?

It's the same principle as intelligence but on a neurological level .

Thus , the case of Noah is one more example of the extent to which the human body is able to use its resources to stay afloat even when the available means are less than what is expected and how it is building a healthy organism from there .

In fact , the story of Noah whales is quite amazing since it exemplifies brain enlargement .

This incident certainly shows scientific curiosity from an anatomical perspective , but it goes well beyond that .

It also advances knowledge about the workings of the human brain .

In a nutshell , the subject astonishing tale of brain growth is an English boy named Noah Wall .

2% of his brain was barely functional when he was born .

The fact that he survived it all in itself is a great accomplishment .

Most of all , he was able to regain up to 80% of his regular brain volume over the course of several years with the aid of medical care and treatments .

Now nothing that has occurred in this already amazing case of brain growth can be disregarded .

We're talking about the battle of Noah's parents had to fight in .

The efforts of his mother and father are the reason this young British person is still alive .

This story is without a doubt a good example of how some limitations are made up in the mind .

The protagonist in this story demonstrates unwavering faith , effort , and endurance .

The most significant event in Shelley Wall's life is becoming a parent .

So when she found out she was going to be a mother , she was ecstatic .

On the other hand , the joy was short lived .

After a comprehensive examination , she received terrible news that would forever change the direction of her life .

The doctors told her that her son had a severe case of spina bifida , at least on the surface .

As a result , the phoenix's two spine lines were still open .

But this wasn't the only negative news that has surfaced up to this point .

The child's brain tumor , which had prevented the growth of gray matter in his brain , was found by medical professionals .

One could argue that the brain formerly contained fluid .

Since the serious developmental flaws in the unborn child could not be fixed , the doctor advised causing an abortion .

She'd given up since she knew her son would live a life of restrictions .

The infant's survival after birth was actually not anticipated .

He'd have to deal with serious physical and mental issues for the rest of his life if he undid this .

Rob and Shelly talked about the issue and ultimately decided to carry out the pregnancy .

In parallel , they started getting ready for their son's memorial service .

The doctors gave the woman a do not resuscitate order even though they respected the couple's choice .

Trevor Judge Waltrip lived 12 years after being born with hydroencephaly , a rare condition in which the brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent , replaced by sacs filled with cerebrospinal fluid .

An Arklatex child , born without a brain and defied all odds , passed away peacefully in his sleep Monday .

Trevor Judge Waltrip was born on Christmas Eve 2001 with just a brain stem , and it's a rare condition in which the brain's cerebral hemispheres are absent , replaced by sacs filled with cerebral spinal fluid .

The brain stem allowed Trevor to breathe , respond to some stimulus , and maintain a heartbeat .

In 2003 , his mother , Elizabeth , told k s l a news twelve that he's so alert and hates to be alone .

He'll sense that too .

Still , Trevor was blind and unable to verbally communicate .

Doctors were unsure if Trevor would make it 12 weeks .

At 17 months , his physician , Larry Daniels , said that he was very unique to have survived that long .

Considering babies born with this condition generally don't live to birth .

There's no cure or treatment for hydroencephaly .

Trevor lived for 12 years with the help of a feeding tube and therapist who stimulated his muscles and joints .

His mother says she knows his story touched the hearts of many across the region .

When we checked in with the Waltrip family again in 2,005 , his mother said he was doing well , gaining weight , and had 15 teeth .

And he does bite , so he does know what he's doing .

Elizabeth Waltrip also found a support group for parents of babies like Trevor .

Just to know about other babies out there like this because I thought I was the only one .

It's really I feel much better .

Knowing what the odds are against babies like Trevor , Elizabeth took things one day at a time .

I look at it like he's here for a reason , she said in 2,005 , and I thank God every day for it .

Now that he's passed away , his family is asking for help to cover funeral costs .

Donations can be made to any Chase Bank under the Trevor Judge Waltrip donation account .