Unable to walk properly and firmly

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Asked for Male, 72 Years

My father is having multiple health concerns like hypothyorid, sugar( under control), sciatica, nerve compression at neck . He recently got diagonsed with pulmonary effusion and is under treatment and doing ok. But since the day he started taking treatment for pulmonary effusion he has lost his confidence to walk and says that he is not having strength in legs to walk and nerves feels stretched. Look forward for a consultation and further guidance

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Dr. Saransh Gupta

Spine Surgery 17 yrs exp Delhi

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Needs a consult . Need to rule out cervical myelopathy , spinal stenosis .

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Dr. Amitabh Gupta Spine Surgeon 19 yrs exp Delhi · Accepted Answer

Dr. Amitabh Gupta

Spine Surgeon 19 yrs exp Delhi

Rule out TB spine.

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