CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 22-2006

CASE RECORDS of the MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL: Case 22-2006

A 77-year-old man had difficulty walking that progressed rapidly during four months. For approximately 14 months, he had had a series of medical problems that prevented him from carrying out his usually brisk physical activities. On examination, motor strength and sensation were normal, and a neurol...

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Veröffentlicht in:The New England journal of medicine 2006-07, Vol.355 (3), p.296
Hauptverfasser: Cabot, Richard C, Harris, Nancy Lee, Shepard, Jo-Anne O, Rosenberg, Eric S, Cort, Alice M, Ebeling, Sally H, Peters, Christine C, O'Neill, Gilmore N, Gonzalez, R Gilberto, Cros, Didier P, Ackerman, Robert H, Brown, Robert H, Stemmer-Rachamimov, Anat
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Sprache:eng
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Diagnostic tests
Medical diagnosis
Medical disorders
Motor ability
Patient admissions
Physical therapy
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Zusammenfassung:A 77-year-old man had difficulty walking that progressed rapidly during four months. For approximately 14 months, he had had a series of medical problems that prevented him from carrying out his usually brisk physical activities. On examination, motor strength and sensation were normal, and a neurologist noted mild hyperreflexia and bilateral Babinski signs. Despite physical therapy, his symptoms worsened and additional physical signs developed. A diagnostic procedure was performed.
ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406