There’s a pause, a slow blink as Strange tries to put those initial pieces together. This first description doesn’t exactly fit anything he’s aware of — but then again, doctor, you’re not in Kansas anymore.

“A lot of conditions are hereditary,” he says, mostly spinning a little to hedge the time while he thinks. When you're a brain surgeon, everything might look like a problem with the brain, but: “Lapses in memory could mean something neurological. We can give you things to help you sleep, it’s not like the Gallows is unaccustomed to sleep aids at the moment,” ha ha those worsening nightmares really haven’t gone away have they, “but longterm, it’d be better to treat the underlying cause. What sort of hurt is it? Chest pain? Trouble breathing?”