medical treatment

Monday is Yu Zhiming’s outpatient day.

Yu Zhiming arrived at Zhizhen Building at about the same time as usual and met his little fan Guo Xin waiting in the corridor on the third underground floor.

"Doctor Yu, the guy I mentioned before, who can't control himself when his illness breaks out and beats people randomly, even his family members, is unwilling to come to you for treatment."

Seeing Guo Xin's slightly frustrated face, Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "There's nothing to regret. It's his big loss if he doesn't want to come, not ours."

Guo Xin nodded and said, "I think he is probably pretending to be sick. He knows you are so capable and is afraid of being exposed by you, so he makes all kinds of excuses and dares not come."

Yu Zhiming smiled softly. After hearing this guy say "making all kinds of excuses", he advised: "There is a saying in our industry that doctors don't knock on doors. Also, medicine can't cure fatal diseases. Buddha saves those who are destined to be saved. Generally, he won't take the initiative to treat people."

"Don't be too enthusiastic."

Guo Xin said embarrassedly: "Doctor Yu, I understand. It's my fault. I made myself look like a medical fraudster."

Yu Zhiming smiled and said, "Guo Xin, the person you mentioned beat his family members when he had an attack. I remember an article I read before, which said that person might have alien hand syndrome."

"Alien Hand Syndrome?"

Guo Xin repeated it, his eyes widened, and asked excitedly: "Doctor Yu, what disease is this?"

Yu Zhiming explained: "This is an unusual neurological disease. The patient's hand seems to be controlled by another person. The hand will have its own independent behavior without control."

Guo Xin asked to confirm: "Can you hit others without being controlled by yourself?"

Yu Zhiming nodded and said, "Not only hitting others, but also hitting yourself, or even strangling yourself..."

To put it simply, alien hand syndrome is a problem with the "communication" between the two hemispheres of the brain, which causes one side of the brain, usually the non-dominant side, to "privately" issue commands, causing the corresponding limb to perform all kinds of strange behaviors.

People with this symptom often feel that their body and hand are not connected, and that the hand is not a part of their body.

Therefore, the patient is unaware of the complex movements that are sometimes made by the alien hand, such as unbuttoning a shirt or using tools to tear clothes into pieces.

Clinically, patients often make "cross-purpose" movements, which are characterized by extremely uncoordinated movements of the left and right hands, and sometimes they often go against each other.

For example, when the patient tightens the faucet with his right hand, his left hand will inevitably loosen it; when he opens the door with his right hand, his left hand will close the door.

Guo Xin said with an "oh" and said excitedly: "If that person is not pretending, it is possible that he really has this disease."

"Doctor Yu, can this disease be cured? Is it easy to cure?"

Yu Zhiming shook his head and said, "This disease is usually caused by brain infection, stroke or sequelae of brain surgery. It is also occasionally seen in patients with brain trauma, cerebrovascular disease, brain tumors and dementia."

"Currently, there is no effective treatment for alien hand syndrome. The best solution is to provide the alien hand with something to play with, so that it can be distracted and avoid doing anything harmful to the patient or others."

Guo Xin let out a long sigh and said, "Doctor Yu, I will inform that person of your judgment."

After a pause, she asked expectantly, "Doctor Yu, I am on vacation now. Can I stay here as a volunteer?"

"I can do anything. I am not afraid of hardship or fatigue."

Yu Zhiming declined politely: "The work here is highly professional, and similar work will be done by interns."

"You should still follow your original summer vacation plan and travel around to see the scenery and culture of different places..."

When Yu Zhiming sent the little fan away and was about to start his outpatient work, he received a call from Yu Shiquan.

"Doctor Yu, after careful consideration, I have decided to accept your invitation and work at Huashan Second Hospital next year."

This news naturally made Yu Zhiming very happy, but he also had some small regrets. If he had invited her at that time, the other party would have gladly accepted it, which would have shown his extraordinary personal charm, or that the relationship between the two parties had reached a certain level.

Now Yu Shiquan accepted the invitation after careful consideration, which can only be the result of weighing the pros and cons.

However, Yu Zhiming also knew that he was being pretentious.

It is simply unrealistic to expect a successful middle-aged person to make emotional decisions like a young person.

Yu Zhiming expressed his joy and warm welcome to Dr. Yu Shiquan over the phone.

Naturally, he also accepted Dr. Yu's request and performed a tumor examination on a patient with an intraspinal tumor in the cervical spine.

After finishing the call with Dr. Yu, Yu Zhiming couldn’t help but think of a patient with intraspinal tumor some time ago.

At that time, the patient's daughter came to ask him for help in contacting Dr. Sakurada, but in the end the other party gave up on his own and the operation was performed by a neurosurgeon from Huashan Hospital.

Yu Zhiming checked the hospital system on his tablet and found that the patient's operation had failed and he had not regained consciousness after the operation. Ten days later, his condition worsened and his family had given up on trying to save him...

At twelve o'clock noon, Yu Zhiming finished his morning outpatient work and returned to his soundproof office to have lunch.

Zhou Mo came forward and asked with a burning gaze, "Doctor Yu, do you want the famous paintings of Monet and Picasso, the original works of Wu Daozi, and the various gold items that were stolen from our country, which weigh no less than ten kilograms?"

Yu Zhiming rolled his eyes and asked, "What sweet dream are you having? If I want it, will others give it to me?"

Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "That's about right. The treasures I mentioned are kept in a private museum in France. As long as you, Doctor Yu, are willing to sell them, they will all be yours."

Yu Zhiming raised his eyelids and looked at Zhou Mo, signaling this guy to stop keeping him in suspense and speak quickly.

Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "I just happened to search for this news today when I was bored. The owner of these treasures claims to have the safest safe in the world."

"He publicly announced three years ago that whoever could open the safe using non-violent means could take all the treasures worth hundreds of millions of dollars without paying a penny."

"Doctor Yu, this should be a piece of cake for you, right?"

Yu Zhiming snorted and said, "You believe this? This is obviously a gimmick to attract tourists."

"If someone could really open the safe, who would be willing to give up such valuable things?"

Zhou Mo chuckled and said, "This should be an open contract. Aren't those guys in the West just pretending to abide by the spirit of the contract? We open the safe in front of everyone. If the owner breaks the contract and takes him to court, can the court still protect him?"

Yu Zhiming shook his head and said, "I think it's risky. Isn't there a challenge to take gold from a glass cabinet with one hand?"

“I heard that someone practiced very hard and finally completed the challenge, but they didn’t give him the gold.”

Zhou Mo tempted, "Doctor Yu, do you really not want to give it a try? These are many treasures worth hundreds of millions. The original work of Wu Daozi alone is a national treasure of our country."

She went on to say: "You don't even need to show up for this matter, you can just control it remotely."

"Also, we can ask a more prestigious person to come forward so that the other party won't dare to break the contract at will!"

"Furthermore, we can create momentum online and make the matter bigger so that they won't dare to go back on their word."

Yu Zhiming reached out and knocked on the coffee table, saying, "Let's eat first. I still have work to do in the afternoon..."

(End of this chapter)