A two-year-old Indian girl born with four arms and four legs regained consciousness Thursday, wiggled her toes and smiled at her parents, 48 hours after massive surgery removed the extra limbs.
Lakshmi, who has been revered by some in her village as a reincarnation of the four-armed Hindu goddess she was named for, is still in intensive care. But she is doing well as doctors slowly stop sedating her.spokeswoman, says the girl also moved her arms.
Doctors are planning to take the girl off a respirator later Thursday but are still monitoring her closely during the critical 72-hour period following the operation.
Lakshmi was born joined at the pelvis to a parasitic twin who stopped developing in her mother's womb.
The surviving fetus absorbed the limbs, kidneys and other body parts of the undeveloped fetus.
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