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A teenager in [/news/china/index.html China] has been unable to move his left arm and hand after binge-playing computer games for a month.<br>The 15-year-old, nicknamed Xiaobin, indulged in video games for about 22 hours a day while staying at home during the [/news/coronavirus/index.html coronavirus] lockdown, his mother said.<br>He was rushed to a hospital in southern Chinese city Nanning after he suddenly passed out at home.<br>                A teenager in China has lost sensation in his left arm and hand after binge-playing computer games for a month. The 15-year-old is pictured receiving rehabilitation treatment in Nanning<br>         The 15-year-old (pictured), nicknamed Xiaobin, indulged in video games for at least 22 hours a day while staying at home during the coronavirus lockdown, according to his mother<br>The event was recently brought to light by [ ] after Xiaobin had been receiving treatment at the Jiangbin Hospital in Guangxi province since the incident.<br>The Year 9 student had been staying at home since February after schools across China were closed due to the coronavirus outbreak.<br>Xiaobin's mother said that her son spent most of his time in his bedroom during the school closure.<br>When his parents asked what he was doing, Xiaobin replied that he was taking classes online.<br>   RELATED ARTICLES  [# Previous] [# 1] [# Next]     [/news/article-8506589/Elon-Musk-says-Tesla-vehicles-close-completely-autonomous.html  Elon Musk says Tesla vehicles are 'very close' to being...] [/news/article-8506269/Chinese-residents-stunned-spotting-mysterious-10ft-creature-lurking-reservoir.html  Mysterious '10ft creature' stuns locals after it is spotted...] [/news/article-8506151/China-list-dangerous-military-rivals-taking-step-ahead-Russia.html  China is top of the US list of most dangerous military...] [/news/article-8503837/A-hot-mess-Americans-face-testing-delays-virus-surges.html  'A hot mess!': Americans face delays of up to a week for...]    <br><br><br><br>Share this article<br>Share<br>48 shares<br><br><br>The parent told reporters: ‘He shut the windows and locked the door. We had no idea what he was doing in there.' <br>The mother later discovered that Xiaobin had been playing computer games non-stop for some 22 hours a day.<br>She said:  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-5-ngay-may-bay.html tour phượng hoàng cổ trấn] ‘I saw his online conversation with friends. He said he wasn't well rested and was sleeping for at most two hours a day.' <br>         He was rushed to a hospital in southern Chinese city Nanning after he suddenly passed out at home. The teenager has since been receiving rehabilitation treatment at the Nanning hospital<br>         Video game addiction has become a prominent societal issue among the young people in China, with an increasing number of young people choosing to ignore their studies, social lives and  [https://www.kynghidongduong.vn/tours/tour-trung-quoc-truong-gia-gioi-phuong-hoang-co-tran-5-ngay-may-bay.html kynghidongduong.vn] family to surf the web or play online games. The file picture taken on January 14, 2018, shows e-Sport players participating in Online Cyber Games Tournament in Kuala Lumpur<br>The teenager was rushed to the Nanning hospital in March after he had suddenly collapsed at home.<br>Xiaobin was diagnosed with a cerebral stroke after undergoing a CT scan. He also lost sensation in his left arm and hand.<br>Dr Li, a brain specialist at the hospital, said that the boy's condition was caused by his unhealthy lifestyle of binge-playing computer games and staying up late.<br>She told the local media: ‘The main reason is that he had [http://www.bing.com/search?q=irregular%20sleeping&form=MSNNWS&mkt=en-us&pq=irregular%20sleeping irregular sleeping] and eating patterns because he wasn't at school. The parents also tolerated his behaviours too much.<br>‘A lack of nutrition and rest had led to a reduced amount of blood and oxygen in his brain and caused a cerebral stroke,' said Dr Li. <br>       The young gamer has since been receiving rehabilitation treatment at the Nanning hospital. <br>Dr Jin, a chief therapist at the facility, said that it was difficult to determine whether Xiaobin could ever fully recover.<br>Video game addiction has become a prominent societal issue among the young people in China, with an increasing number of young people choosing to ignore their studies, social lives and family to play online games.<br>Many parents use the so-called 'digital detox' rehab camps as a last resort to curbing their children's fixation on the digital world.<br>Internet addiction is considered a clinical disorder in the nation.<br><br><br><br><br>data-track-module="am-external-links^external-links"><br>Read more:<br><br>[ Nanning Television]<br><br><br><br>DM.later('bundle', function()<br>DM.has('external-source-links', 'externalLinkTracker');<br>);