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second internal examination

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65 year old male

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Chief complaints :  65 year old male with chief complaints with unable to walk since 3 months , muscle stiffness since 20 days , decreased appetite since 15 days . Unresponsiveness since 3 days.  History of presenting illnesses: Patient is apparently asymptomatic 1 year back then developed unbalanced gait,insidious in onset and visited a hospital ,6 months ago and was said to be having a neurological disease (no documents available) and have been using medication since then(not known)and was having generalised weakness on and off since 6 months and due to fear of falling and as he is feeling pricking sensation over the sole,and due to decreased power in his limbs and generalised weakness he completely stopped walking  and was bed ridden since 2 months(he didn’t tried walking even with support)visited a hospital again 1 month back,MRi brain was done,showing hydrocephalus and early parkinsons changes,and advised for surgery (?Ventriculoperitoneal shunting,not done)and during hospital sta