About this episode

The episode discusses a case of a 55-year-old male with severe muscle stiffness leading to inability to walk, presented in the context of an emergency department.

A 55-year-old male is sent to the Emergency Department by his outpatient neurologist for severe muscle stiffness leading to inability to walk. Can you help a colleague out? Episode 42 of our Oliver Snacks - Short, Sweet Neurology Case Series.

People in this episode

Hosts: David Fear, Rahul Gaini

Topics covered

• muscle stiffness
• neurology
• emergency medicine
• patient case
• healthcare

Keywords

• muscle stiffness
• neurology
• emergency department
• patient case
• healthcare

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Emergency Department

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