Dr Lee Wei Ling diagnosed with rare brain disorder that does not have a cure

Dr Lee Wei Ling diagnosed with rare brain disorder that does not have a cure

The Independent - Singapore·2020-08-10 17:00

Singapore — Dr Lee Wei Ling, Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong’s sister, said in a Facebook post on Saturday (Aug 8) that she had been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder that does not yet have a cure.

Dr Lee shared that she had received news that she had progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). The 65-year-old neurologist explained that it was a rather “nasty brain disease” which starts with Parkinson’s-like symptoms but gets worse to difficulty swallowing, choking aspiration, pneumonia and death — for the fortunate.

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