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Bookmark or Share- Lori and George Schappell - WikipediaLori and George Schappell were born on September 18, 1961, in West Reading, Pennsylvania.Their parents were Ruth Geraldine Schappell (nee Reppert) and Franklin George Schappell. [3] They had six siblings. [4] They were craniopagus conjoined twins joined at the head. Although they shared an area of scalp and blood vessels, their brains were distinct from each other. [5]
- Conjoined twins: Defying the odds to survive - BBC NewsConjoined twins develop when an early embryo only partially separates to form two individuals and they remain physically connected. They are most often joined at the chest, abdomen or pelvis.
- Conjoined Twins: Causes, Types & Separation Surgery - Verywell HealthConjoined twins occur when identical twins have fused bodies before they are born. This condition has also been known as "Siamese twins," named after the first world-recognized set of conjoined twins born in 1811 in Siam, present-day Thailand.
- Abby and Brittany Hensel - WikipediaAbigail Loraine Hensel and Brittany Lee Hensel (born March 7, 1990) are American conjoined twins. They are dicephalic parapagus twins (having two heads joined to one torso), and are highly symmetric for conjoined twins.
- Conjoined twins - Symptoms and causes - Mayo ClinicConjoined twins develop when an early embryo only partially separates to form two individuals. Although two babies develop from this embryo, they remain physically connected — most often at the chest, abdomen or pelvis. Conjoined twins may also share one or more internal body organs.
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