Six-Year-Old Died of a Rare Condition After Chicken Pox

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A Six-year-old girl died from brain swelling caused by a rare condition that affects just six children in every million, a hearing heard.

An inquest into the death of Keira Darkes, held yesterday by Ian Arrow, Coroner for South Devon, heard the girl died at Derriford Hospital on October 18, 2009, days after she suffered chicken pox.

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Six-Year-Old Died of a Rare Condition After Chicken Pox

She had suffered a "catastrophic event" which, on the balance of probability, was caused by Dural Venous Sinus Thrombosis, a naturally occurri...

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