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ChatGPT diagnoses 4-year-old child's chronic pain after 17 doctors fail

ChatGPT diagnoses 4-year-old child's chronic pain after 17 doctors fail

After years of visits to 17 specialists without an accurate diagnosis for her 4-year-old son's chronic pain, a mother decided to turn to ChatGPT for help.

By feeding symptoms and MRI data into the system, the artificial intelligence identified tethered cord syndrome, a rare spinal condition.

A neurosurgeon then confirmed the diagnosis, and the child underwent surgery.

This case shows how AI can help where traditional medicine sometimes fails.