Differential diagnosis of immobility in elderly
-weakness due to neurological disorder, myopathy, electrolyte imbalance, malnutrition, anemia, disuse -anxiety -depression -drugs such as anti hypertensives, sedatives, neuroleptics, diuretics, antidepressants -orthostatic hypotension -post prandial hypotension -stroke, -peripheral neuropathy -cervical myelopathy -vestibular disorder -cerebellar disorder -foot pain due to ingrown toe nail, bunions, plantar warts, corns -bursa or muscle pain such as bursitis or polymyalgia -joint pain such as hip fracture or arthritis -bone pain such as vertebral fracture, Paget’s disease, metastases, -stiffness due to arthritis, polymyalgia rheumatica, parkinsonism
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