{"id":32,"date":"2017-04-21T16:10:18","date_gmt":"2017-04-21T14:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/en\/?p=32"},"modified":"2021-02-06T15:18:16","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T14:18:16","slug":"solar-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/en\/2017\/04\/21\/solar-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-33\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/Fratelli-solari.jpg\" alt=\"Solar Boys\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/Fratelli-solari.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/Fratelli-solari-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pnei.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2017\/04\/Fratelli-solari-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>A strange case of nocturnal paralysis:<\/strong> During the day, 13-year-old Shoaib Ahmed and his brother 9-year-old brother Abdul Rasheed, are like any other kids. But when the sun sets, they become paralysed and unable to move or speak again until the sun rises.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><em>It is the first known case of these symptoms, and doctors have no idea what is causing them.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>One idea, that the condition was related to sunlight itself, was ruled out because the boys could move or speak during the day in a dark, enclosed room.<\/p>\n<p><em>The boys are not suffering from nerve damage or sleep paralysis.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It is more likely that the condition is somehow related to genetics. The boys\u2019 parents are first cousins, a practice that is not uncommon in Pakistan. 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