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ChatGPT successfully detected and diagnosed a mysterious child’s illness that had misled doctors for three years .
The Daily Mail writes about this.
Alex was four years old when he began to experience chronic pain, later adding difficulty walking and uncontrollable mood swings. After a while, the boy stopped growing. But the doctors could not find out what was wrong with the child.
The doctors did not know what was happening to the boy
His mother, Courtney, said the child had to take painkillers every day. Soon after the boy began to experience pain, his character began to change. He became gloomy and tired, and had frequent outbursts of anger. Also, his left leg began to function poorly and a severe headache appeared.
Once Alex’s mother noticed that her son was constantly chewing. Courtney thought there might be a problem with his teeth and took him to the dentist. The doctor suspected that Alex might be grinding his teeth and referred the family to a specialist, who prescribed Alex to sleep with a special mouthguard to help him breathe better at night. And although at first this seemed to be a solution to the problem, later more symptoms appeared.
When Courtney noticed Alex wasn't growing, she took him to his pediatrician, who said his development had been negatively affected by the coronavirus pandemic. Taking Alex to numerous doctor appointments, the woman spent three years searching for answers and consulted with 17 doctors.
ChatGPT made the correct diagnosis
As Courtney waited for the boy to return from the doctor's office, she looked up his symptoms online. So she came up with the idea to check Alex's test results because of artificial intelligence. The chatbot diagnosed a rare disease – spina bifida and spinal cord malformation.
This disease is characterized by improper attachment of the spinal cord to the spinal canal, which restricts blood flow. This results in numbness, pain, muscle weakness and problems with motor control.
Fortunately, Alex had the mildest form of the condition, spinal cleft, which causes a small tear in the spine but does not damage the nerve. This form is more difficult to diagnose, but the defect can be treated with surgery.
After doctors confirmed the ChatGPT diagnosis, Alex underwent surgery. While the child is still recovering, it is expected that the boy will soon return to normal.
Recall, a woman who was told that she had a sore throat diagnosed herself in time leukemia using Google.
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