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Romberg Sign and neuromythology
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I beg to differ with Professor Turner’s suggestion that modern ‘discerning’ clinicians can omit Romberg’s test from their repertoire. Medical students (and patients) frequently fail to appreciate the contribution of the proprioceptive …
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