Doctors Baffled, Intrigued by Girl Who Doesn't Age

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Years Pass, but Brooke Greenberg Remains a Toddler. No One Can Explain How or Why.

Brooke Greenberg is the size of an infant, with the mental capacity of a toddler.

She turned 16 in January.


At about 16 pounds and 30 inches, 16-year-old Brooke Greenberg has not aged significantly, physically or apparently cognitively, since she was a toddler. Doctors hope that her case could shed light on the mysterious genetics behind aging.
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"Why doesn't she age?" Howard Greenberg, 52, asked of his daughter. "Is she the fountain of youth?"

Such questions are why scientists are fascinated by Brooke. Among the many documented instances of children who fail to grow or develop in some way, Brooke's case may be unique, according to her doctor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine pediatrician Lawrence Pakula, in Baltimore.

"Many of the best-known names in medicine, in their experience ... had not seen anyone who matched up to Brooke," Pakula said. "She is always a surprise."

ABC News

Curious, interesting and sad at the same time.  Luckily she was born into a very loving family.

[RightCoast]

That's very sad, 16 years as a toddler.

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

That's very sad, 16 years as a toddler.

I'm 40 and have been told I have progressed much beyond that.

[Hawkgirl]

Wow....this should be on medical mysteries.....  I wish I stopped aging at 18.