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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Says the 'Brain is Wild' as She Shares Son Beau, 11, Has 'Not a Single Memory' of His Hospitalization

Jamie-Lynn Sigler's son Beau, 11, has "not a single memory" of his hospitalization, saying that the "brain is wild." In August, Sigler's son was diagnosed with the rare inflammatory autoimmune disorder, acute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM).

“4 weeks ago, what seemed like a normal virus for our son, turned into a nightmare,” Sigler wrote alongside a photo of the mother-son duo smiling for the camera. ADEM causes inflammation in a person’s central nervous system, which leads to symptoms like headache, confusion, weakness and numbness, per the Cleveland Clinic. According to the health center, research suggests ADEM triggers when a person’s immune system responds to a viral or bacterial threat “abnormally.”

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