Tommy McHugh Acquired Savant Syndrome After Toilet Stroke Burst Brain Arteries

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"When he was 51, he suffered a stroke on both sides of his brain that resulted in two burst blood vessels. He was sent into a coma for a week and acquired savant syndrome."

British builder Tommy McHugh suffered dual brain hemorrhages while straining on a toilet at age 51. Upon waking from a week-long coma, he began speaking in rhymes and became obsessed with painting and poetry for 19 hours daily, having acquired savant syndrome. He transformed from a former criminal into someone who saw the cosmos as beautiful and avoided harming insects.