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Immobility (‘Off legs’)
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Immobility (‘off legs’) is a progressive or a sudden deterioration in the ability to walk. This chapter discusses immobility, including differential diagnosis, context, approach to diagnosis, specific clues to the diagnosis, key diagnostic tests, treatment and therapy, prognosis, and how to handle uncertainty in the diagnosis of the symptom.
Title: Immobility (‘Off legs’)
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Immobility (‘off legs’) is a progressive or a sudden deterioration in the ability to walk.
This chapter discusses immobility, including differential diagnosis, context, approach to diagnosis, specific clues to the diagnosis, key diagnostic tests, treatment and therapy, prognosis, and how to handle uncertainty in the diagnosis of the symptom.
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