A 13-year-old Scottish schoolgirl had a rare disease-- allergic to static electricity. Doctors gave a warning that she could die by simply brushing her hair.
Megan Stewart dices with death each time she combs her locks or touches balloons because of an extremely rare medical condition.
Megan suffers from Hair Brushing Syndrome, which was only discovered as she was ready for her first day at primary six.
Doctors at Hospital for Sick Children in Glasgow said that they had only ever heard of one other case of the syndrome which forces the youngster to avoid any kind of static as it triggers a potentially fatal reaction.
Megan's mother Sharon described how she discovered her daughter's illness.
She said: "I was brushing her hair when she flipped over and her lips turned blue. We had never heard of this condition before and doctors said they have only ever heard of one other case ever."
Mrs. Stewart added: "When we comb her hair we have to lay her down and cover her head with water to stop any static building up."
Doctors have been left baffled by her condition which causes dizziness and can trigger a seizure.
According to the debug results, it is thought the little-known illness may be a result of birth complications.


据英国《每日邮报》18日报道，一名13岁的苏格兰女学生患上一种怪病，对静电过敏。她被医师警告称，梳头发也可能害她"死掉"。

罹患这种超罕见病症的梅根-史都华，每梳一次头发，或碰一下气球，都是在与死神赌命。


梅根在升小学六年级的第一天才被发现得了"梳头综合症"。


格拉斯哥儿童医院的医师表示，他们只听说过另外一起病例，那个患者必须避免所有静电，否则就可能致死。

梅根的母亲莎朗描述了发现女儿病症时的情形。


她说："当时我正在帮她梳头，她突然倒地、嘴唇发青。我们从来没听过这种病，连医生也说只听过另一例。"

莎朗太太补充说："如果要给她梳头发，我们就得先让她躺下来，用石毛巾裹住头发，这样才不会产生静电。"

这种病发作起来会头昏眼花，并可能引发癫痫，这难倒了许多医生。
根据诊断，这种罕见的疾病或许和一种分娩并发症有关。

• schoolgirl [´sku:lgə:l] n.(中小学的)女生 (初中英语单词)
• extremely [ik´stri:mli] ad.极端地；非常地 (初中英语单词)
• medical [´medikəl] a.医学的；医疗的 (初中英语单词)
• primary [´praiməri] a.主要的 n.居首位的 (初中英语单词)
• youngster [´jʌŋstə] n.年轻人；小伙子；少年 (初中英语单词)
• illness [´ilnis] n.生病，不健康，疾病 (初中英语单词)
• electricity [i,lek´trisiti] n.电；电学；电流 (高中英语单词)
• scottish [´skɔtiʃ, ´skɑtiʃ] a.&n.苏格兰人(的) (英语四级单词)
• warning [´wɔ:niŋ] n.警告；前兆 a.预告的 (英语四级单词)
• glasgow [´glɑ:sgəu] n.格拉斯哥 (英语四级单词)
• trigger [´trigə] n.扳机 vt.触发，启动 (英语六级单词)