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Conjoined Twins Profile: Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim

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Twins' Names: Ahmed and Mohamed Ibrahim.
Birthdate: June 2, 2001.
Type of Conjoined Twins: Craniopagus. The boys were joined at the top of the head.
Separation Date: October 11, 2003.
Separation Location: Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas.
Separation Team: Kenneth Shapiro, M.D., Frederick Sklar, M.D., Dale Swift, M.D., Bradley Weprin, M.D., and David Sacco, M.D.

Craniofacial surgeons Kenneth Salyer, M.D., and David Genecov, M.D.
Status: After spending several days in a drug-induced coma, the boys are recovering well. It is still unknown whether they suffered any long-term brain damage from the separation surgery.
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