Chen Cang returned to the ward to find the patient had stopped seizing, suggesting that the convulsions were episodic.
Meng Xi took the medical record folder from Chen Cang and casually flipped through the lab reports and imaging results.
Then, bending over, he said to the patient, "I'm going to examine you, lie flat and keep your hip and knee joints extended."
Meng Xi held the patient's ankle in his left hand and took out a pen from his pocket, using the blunt end to swiftly draw a light stroke from the lateral plantar region forward to the base of the little toe, and then turned towards the side of the big toe.
The patient's big toe dorsiflexed and the other four toes spread apart in a fan shape.
Chen Cang gave a start – a positive Babinski sign?
A slight smile appeared on Meng Xi's lips. Although he had not yet made a definite diagnosis, he already had a fairly good idea.
