Although it was originally discovered in the context of hemiplegia by Babinski and is most frequently used in that context, the word has a broader meaning.
Before intense mobilization of patients with myocardial infarction and hemiplegia became standard treatment, it was estimated that between 5% and 20% would develop CRPS.
I once read a letter written by a young invalid, in which he told a friend that he had just found out he would not live for long, that even an operation would be of no help.
But at age 69, three weeks after a checkup concluded with the news that John was in great shape, he had a massive stroke that left him paralyzed on one side.
But at age 69, three weeks after a checkup concluded with the news that John was in great shape, he had a massive stroke that left him paralyzed on one side.