Little Ben Lowe is making a remarkable recovery from a rare condition doctors see only once in a decade.<\/p>\n
When he was just six months old Ben’s body stiffened up into a\u00a0superhero flying\u00a0pose, with his head tilting up, and his arms stretched all the way behind\u00a0his back.<\/p>\n
Doctors at the RCH diagnosed him with infantile onset dystonia and began treating him with a drug usually used by Parkinson’s patients. His condition improved immediately.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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