Natalie showed up around six, mainly to pick up a few things from her crates. Curious, she poked her head in a few doors to see who was around, aside from Dr. Pevensie. She wondered if any of the other doctors had shown up. From the lack of traffic, she guessed not. Then again, a lack of traffic here was good.
Susan was slumped over the front desk, but she gave Natalie a half-hearted wave as she came in. "We have a patient in Exam Room #2. How are you this evening?"
"Good -- if a little restless," Nat replied with a smile. "I thought I'd stop in, say hello, maybe pick up a thing or two from my crates. But, since there's someone in number 2, it can wait. I don't want to disturb anyone." She leant slightly against the counter. "How are you doing? You look a bit... tired."
"I just had to sedate Susan Ivanova, the girl in Exam #2." She sighed. "She was having some kind of seizure, and I don't know *why*. Do you have any experience with brain scans? Mine is good -- for 1962. I'd like a second opinion."
"I can certainly take a look at it, though I'm not sure I'd see anything different." She furrowed her brow. "What did you find in your initial review?"
"Extra stimulation of the amygdala and the base of the limbic system," Susan handed one photo over, "And then there's signs of organic disfunction in the cerebellum-- do you see the pin-point clouding, there? We were going over that, and I asked her if she'd been having any memory lapses. That's when she seizured."
Natalie furrowed her brow, studying the image. She knew enough to understand that the coloration in the amygdala and the limbic system indicated the extra stimuation as Dr. Pevensie noted. She also knew that such activity was usually seen during development, as areas of the mind drew more blood. The "pin-point clouding," as the other doctor called it -- that was a different story.
"That is a bit strange," she replied, distracted. The furrow in her brow deepened. "The images would seem to indicate that she might be having memory lapses. Do you think it's possible her brain simply couldn't access the memories -- or couldn't deal with the memories it found?"
Susan frowned. "I don't know. I would have said the former, except-- she was screaming 'get out, get out, stop' when she was seizing. So not being able to cope *might* be a possibility." Frustrated, she rubbed her eyes. "I'm afraid I can't reveal some of what she's told me, but there are some unusual elements to this case."
Natalie nodded, understanding the whole patient-confidentiality thing. She suspected that the "unusual elements" Dr. Pevensie spoke of referred to the lovely colors showing up elsewhere on the image. She handed the film back to Susan. "It sounds like you might need another telepath -- or maybe someone with similar abilities -- to break through some of it without putting the patient at any further risk."
Susan nodded slowly. "I'll ask Ivanova for her permission or her reaction to this when she's awake. Thank you, Natalie." Susan checked the clock and sighed. "Looks like I'm here for the night."
"Well, if it gets too dicey, you have my number." Natalie gave a rueful smile. She'd relieve Susan if she could. At the moment, though, she had no authority to do so. "Good night."
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"That is a bit strange," she replied, distracted. The furrow in her brow deepened. "The images would seem to indicate that she might be having memory lapses. Do you think it's possible her brain simply couldn't access the memories -- or couldn't deal with the memories it found?"
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[think this is finally tied up?:>]
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