
Medical Mysteries
2016 · 5 · 65 min · 1 season
S01E08 · The Boy Who Can't Stay Awake
Wed, 30 Nov, 9:00 am
Documentary about three people with medical conditions which baffle doctors - a young woman who is allergic to almost everything, a teenage footballer who keeps falling asleep for days, and a 23-year-old student as weak as a frail 90-year-old.
About
Medical Mysteries is a Channel 5 documentary series about unexplained medical ailments.
Episodes
- E01
The Woman Who Smells of Fish & Other Medical Mysteries
Fri, 25 Mar· 60 minCassie suffers from such bad body odour that even her family is shocked. Cameron was a healthy schoolboy until he began suffering excruciating head pain, body tics and hallucinations. Linda is a super-fit triathlete but suffered a a heart attack when swimming.
- E02
Extraordinary Swollen Woman & Other Medical Mysteries
Fri, 1 Apr· 60 minThirty-three-year-old Izzy suffers from swellings on her face and body, which are so extreme she often looks as if she has been in a fight. After almost two decades without a diagnosis, a chance encounter with a new GP has the potential to change her life. The film also meets 11-year-old boy James, who has severe reactions to sunlight - so much so that he feels his blood boiling - and former student nurse Beth, who suffers extreme dizziness.
- E03
My Face Won't Stop Growing... And Other Medical Mysteries
Fri, 8 Apr· 60 minDocumentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a teenager who suddenly loses control of his lower body, a family overshadowed by a sinister condition and a man whose features never stopped growing.
- E04
The Man With Disintegrating Eyes & Other Medical Mysteries
Fri, 15 Apr· 60 minDocumentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a woman whose mysterious attacks have left her with a foreign accent, a man searching for treatment for his disintegrating eyes and a young mum with a skin condition that turns her into a human sketch pad.
- E05
The Woman Who Can't Stop Vomiting & Other Medical Mysteries
Fri, 22 Apr· 60 minDocumentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a retired school teacher whose head has been in a spin for the last 60 years, and the unsolved mystery of a young woman who vomits almost every day.
- E06
The Incredible Shaking Woman & Other Medical Mysteries
Wed, 16 Nov· 65 minThree medical cases are examined, including 18-year-old Alicia, whose first term at university was marred by an uncontrollable quivering. Cameras also follow the story of 19-year-old Elizabeth, who sought help after developing a hump on her back. And despite making more than 300 medical visits, it took a newspaper headline for 57-year-old Dee to identify what had been making her feel disorientated for the past 12 years.
- E07
The Boy Who'll Never Grow Up
Wed, 23 Nov· 65 minDocumentary series about unexplained medical ailments. Cases include a four-year-old boy who is hardly growing, a mum barely able to breathe and a woman suffering from mysterious pains all over her body.
- E08
The Boy Who Can't Stay Awake
Wed, 30 Nov· 65 minDocumentary about three people with medical conditions which baffle doctors - a young woman who is allergic to almost everything, a teenage footballer who keeps falling asleep for days, and a 23-year-old student as weak as a frail 90-year-old.
