How exactly did the Elephant Man die?

Question

I would like to know what he had to make him the Elephant Man, if it made him die, do people today have what he had and if so how do they deal with it.

Answer 1

It was thought that he suffered from neurofibromatosis but modern research has put his disability down to Proteus Syndrome. His head was overlarge and very heavy and on his last day he insisted on sleeping lying down like other people. It is thought that his head fell backwards and dislocated his neck. In the event he died without a struggle because the cover on his bed was undisturbed.

Answer 2

Some people thought that the Elephant Man had been murdered, but this rumor was dispelled. The true cause of Merrick's death was asphyxiation. He had attempted to sleep lying down, like a "normal person", and the weight of the tumors on his head and neck had crushed his trachea.

Answer 3

Dinosaurs existed a similar time as mankind, even in secular history there grow to be communicate of huge lizards or dragons as they the place referred to as , evolution is a faith with 0 evidence , in fact the extra evidence we do locate the extra the evidence factors to a smart designer , the religion of evolution even speculates on how old the earth and universe is in fact archeology and history does have sufficient evidence which completely strains up with the earth being 1000's of years old , no longer billions of years old using fact the religion of evolution speculates a guy or woman ought to have plenty blinding faith to have self assurance interior the religion of evolution pondering there is 0 evidence and is mindless no rhyme or reason different than self righteousness satisfaction and the prepared lack of expertise of fact and information

Answer 4

He was cared for at the hospital until his death at the age of 27 on April 11, 1890 from suffocation while sleeping, which was apparently accidental. Joseph, unable to sleep horizontally due to the weight of his head, may have tried to do so in this instance in an attempt to imitate normal behaviour.

Answer 5

1. He suffered from Proteus syndrome.
2. He suffocated in his sleep trying to sleep horizontally, which he couldn't do because of the weight of his head.
3. People still suffer from Proteus syndrome today.
4. Although doctors can remove the tumors, there is no cure for Proteus syndrome.

Answer 6

He had a rare disorder and he died of respiratory failure when he could no longer sit up to breathe when the growths blocked off his trachea.

He had Proteus Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder typified by overgrowths on one side of the body, enlarged hands or feet, tumor-like growths under the skin.

The Proteus Syndrome website is:
http://www.proteus-syndrome.org

Answer 7

Suffocated.

Answer 8

In the film he died by laying down and he suffocated as a result

Answer 9

I watched it the other night and wondered if it were true. The doctor was so kind-anthony hopkins. I wonder if he really was that deforned?

Answer 10

He suffocated in his sleep, I think a few people have what he had but he had it worse than anyone ever.