When Suraya Brown was born 14 months ago she was extremely small -- the
four weeks' premature baby weight just over two and a half pounds --
but doctors didn't anticipate how unusual her case truly was until
months later, when her growth stalled completely. Today, according to ABC news,
the British toddler is about the size of the average newborn at around
seven pounds, and the medical professionals are baffled as to what is
causing her small size and delayed development. Tests for various forms
of dwarfism and other genetic differences have come back negative,
leaving her mother, Atlanta Ruzman, wondering when, if ever, she will
get answers about her daughter's condition -- and her future. For now,
she says the toddler is a "cheeky monkey" who is happy and alert.
More about this extremely rare condition after the jump.
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