Italian Woman Suffering From Back Pain Becomes Paralysed Due To Rare Disorder

Doctors at the Belcolle Hospital in Viterbo eventually diagnosed her with an extremely rare condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

A 25-year-old Italian woman who had been suffering from back pain has become paralyzed due to a rare disorder, Newsweek reported. 

According to the report, Aurora Mattei's facial muscles and body became paralyzed over the course of only three months, leaving her needing intubation to breathe. Doctors at the Belcolle Hospital in Viterbo eventually diagnosed her with an extremely rare condition called Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Fortunately, Ms Mattei is now on the road to recovery, and has begun learning to walk again, local La Repubblica reported.