Word: pellucidi
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...examined the brains of 15 former fighters who had died of natural causes. Corsellis observed a striking pattern of cerebral changes rarely found in those who were not boxers. Subsequent studies have shown that boxers are far more likely than non-fighters to have a condition called cavum septi pellucidi-a cave, or space, between two membranes that divide the brain...
Many boxers with cavum septi pellucidi suffer permanently from the Parkinsonian symptoms that sent Ali to the hospital. After two days in the hospital, however, Fahn reported "that Ali was responding so well to doses of Sinemet and Symmetrel, drugs that replenish the brain's supply of dopamine, that his symptoms were "melting away." Visitors, including the Rev. Jesse Jackson, said that Ali was entertaining other patients with magic tricks and seemed to be his old ebullient self. Before leaving the hospital for a trip to the Sudan, Ali vowed to mend his ways...
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