Chapter 402: Chapter 284: Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation Type 6, Another Poisoning Encounter

"Director Song, take a look at this."

Qin Feng pointed to the shadow on the image, his expression serious,

"Here, I think it is very likely to be brain iron accumulation."

Song Yuan followed where he was pointing and fell into deep thought, then nodded slightly.

Based on the location of the hemorrhage and the condition of the shadow, it is indeed very likely!

And there was a comparison image from a year ago right beside it. The shadow earlier was not very obvious, but now it has grown to the size of a fingernail.

Such a situation is indeed very rare!

It also means that Yueyue’s condition has progressed beyond what they expected, too quickly.

If this continues and doesn’t get effective treatment and containment, it is very likely to hasten the onset of more serious consequences.

Neurodegenerative disease with brain iron accumulation...

With the current test results, we can basically determine the outcome, but a final confirmation is still needed, a pathological sampling slice analysis.

"Director Song, I think we should proceed with the pathology first."

Qin Feng immediately said, and Song Yuan nodded upon hearing it.

Since the range has already appeared, what they need to do is obtain more detailed information and data about the condition as quickly as possible.

Neurodegenerative diseases are caused by the loss of neurons and/or their myelin, worsening over time and leading to dysfunction.

Neurodegenerative diseases can be divided into acute neurodegenerative diseases and chronic neurodegenerative diseases.

The former mainly includes cerebral ischemia (CI), brain injury (BI), epilepsy;

the latter includes Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD), Huntington’s disease (HD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), different types of spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA), Pick’s disease, etc.

The situation of the little girl Yueyue belongs to the former, cerebral iron accumulation with brain injury, and sporadic epilepsy.

Soon,

Yueyue’s parents also arrived at the consultation room, leaving the child with Lan Jing.

"Dr. Qin, Director Song, my child’s condition..."

Xiao Yun asked first, nervously wringing her hands.

"This is the latest examination. Let me explain it to you."

Qin Feng glanced at Song Yuan, seeing that he had no intention of speaking, he took the initiative to say,

"Here’s the situation: we have a preliminary judgment on Yueyue’s condition, which should be neurodegenerative, along with brain iron accumulation.

In layman’s terms, it’s an irreversible genetic disease."

"Then... what should we do?"

The father, Zheng Lang, was a bit anxious upon hearing this and hurriedly asked,

"Can she be cured?"

"Don’t worry yet, we have made a preliminary diagnosis based on the latest examination results. The final diagnosis still requires pathology, so sampling needs to be done first.

Later, we will take a sample from the cerebral cortex and send it for analysis, only then can we ultimately confirm to what extent Yueyue’s condition has developed.

You go ahead and handle the hospital admission, and I will take care of the rest, is that okay?"

Hearing this, the couple exchanged a look, furrowing their brows tightly.

Then they nodded in agreement, after all, Qin Feng was the first doctor in three years who could help them get a diagnosis.

Of course, Qin Feng was also fortunate.

A year ago, Yueyue’s condition was still a bit blurry, which is why it had always been difficult to diagnose.

And now, the condition developed rapidly, but it also provided the best opportunity for diagnosis.

After confirmation, Yueyue was admitted to the hospital, and sampling was performed and sent for inspection that very night.

This process would take two days, although there was a lot that could be done in those two days. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Song Yuan was still unable to confirm, but upon seeing the samples, Qin Feng’s heart sank a lot.

From the experience in his mind, all causative factors pointed very clearly and could be definitively diagnosed.

Type 6 neurodegeneration with brain iron accumulation!

The most severe case!

According to the current global gene therapy technology, there is no possibility of a cure.

....

In the following two days, in his spare time, Qin Feng was constantly in his office formulating Yueyue’s rehabilitation plan.

Since a cure is impossible, the best approach now is to slow down the progression of the neurodegeneration.

At 2 A.M.,

it was daytime in the Lighthouse Country.

Qin Feng sat alone in the meeting room, dialing a phone call.

"President Qin, currently all gene therapies do not involve this disease.

You know as well, neurodegeneration is not something that can be resolved through targeted therapy, after all, it is severely irreversible.

To my knowledge, aside from us, Pfizer, companies like Roche and Novartis have also temporarily halted."

A man’s troubled voice came from the phone.

"Notify the group, I want the gene research team to fully enter Jiuzhou Country to participate in gene therapy research."

Qin Feng’s expression turned cold after hearing this, and he promptly spoke, "From now on, all relevant personnel are not allowed to leave their residences, otherwise, I cannot guarantee their safety.

If Aisten is unwilling to comply, then prepare a $2 million resettlement allowance for him."

With those words, the call was abruptly disconnected.

Five minutes later, the phone rang again.

"President Qin, the resettlement allowance has been transferred to Aisten’s wife’s account, and your decision has been unanimously approved.

Starting tomorrow, all gene research teams will be entering Jiuzhou Country in batches, gradually settling in Jinling."

Hearing this, Qin Feng was somewhat satisfied.

"Good, I will arrange for someone to receive them, and regarding the medication, begin production as soon as possible."

"No problem, President Qin, is there anything else you need?"

"No, the company is temporarily under your care."

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