The patient is in a relatively good condition to wait, which can give Li Jingsheng ample time for diagnosis.
This illness is obviously quite complex and cannot be diagnosed in a short period of time.
There are no issues with the bones, and multiple biochemical tests, imaging, and electromyography at a major hospital found no obvious abnormalities.
Although there were certain signs before the disease manifested, it transitioned from a normal state to a case suddenly.
This indicates that the onset was very acute.
In clinical terms, it can be classified as an acute condition.
Excluding the possibility of the child experiencing psychological trauma or having a history of mental illness, what could it be?
The first thing that came to his mind was epilepsy.
This disease can occur without any warning signs, with a person potentially collapsing into convulsions, foaming at the mouth, and losing consciousness.
However, the symptoms of this female patient clearly differ significantly from epilepsy.
Besides experiencing weakness and inability to move, she is alert, can eat, drink, and sleep.
Hemiplegia tests conducted at the hospital showed positive bilateral pathological signs.
In Li Jingsheng’s view, this seemed somewhat irresponsible.
The patient’s symptoms were very similar to paralysis, yet there were distinct abnormalities.
Patients with paralysis often show abnormal electromyography signals, interrupted or impaired nerve conduction, etc. She did not exhibit these issues.
"Has she ever experienced incontinence after falling ill?"
Li Jingsheng decided to start from other details.
"There have been two incidents of urinary incontinence, but no fecal incontinence. However, there has been severe constipation, sometimes requiring me to use gloves to help remove it."
Long-term lying down naturally leads to constipation.
Her body is weak, making it difficult to create strong abdominal contractions with the sphincter muscles to expel feces.
Experiencing difficulty with bowel movements is normal.
There appear to be many aspects of this female patient’s condition that warrant further investigation.
"Where is your motorhome parked now?"
"Parked at the public parking lot next to Dafu Temple. My husband and I went there to offer incense yesterday and found that parking is free there and we can even access tap water, so we parked there."
The elderly couple traveled with their daughter across the country seeking treatment, but no improvement was seen.
Thus, they turned to praying and worshiping, hoping it would bless their daughter’s early recovery.
This was also a form of faith.
Because over the years of seeking treatment for their daughter, they likely felt despair inside.


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