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Gait abnormality is a deviation from normal walking ().Watching a patient walk is an important part of the neurological examination. Normal gait requires that many systems, including strength, sensation and coordination, function in an integrated fashion.
Gait deviations are nominally referred to as any variation of standard human gait, typically manifesting as a coping mechanism in response to an anatomical impairment. Lower-limb amputees are unable to maintain the characteristic walking patterns of an able-bodied individual due to the removal of some portion of the impaired leg.
Ataxia (from Greek α- [a negative prefix] + -τάξις [order] = "lack of order") is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that can include gait abnormality, speech changes, and abnormalities in eye movements, that indicates dysfunction of parts of the nervous system that coordinate movement, such as the cerebellum.
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As a result of this gait impairment, falling is a concern in patients with ataxia. [3] Truncal ataxia affects the muscles closer to the body such as the trunk, shoulder girdle and hip girdle. It is involved in gait stability. [3] Truncal ataxia is different from appendicular ataxia. Appendicular ataxia affects the movements of the arms and legs.
Hemispheric cerebellar syndromes cause dysmetria in the typical motor sense that many think of when hearing the term dysmetria. [ citation needed ] A common motor syndrome that causes dysmetria is cerebellar motor syndrome, which also marked by impairments in gait (also known as ataxia ), disordered eye movements, tremor , difficulty swallowing ...
Waddling gait: occurs in bilateral congenital hip dislocation; High stepping gait: occurs in foot drop; Scissor gait: occurs in cerebral palsy; Stiff hip gait: occurs in ankylosis of the hip; Trendelenburg gait: occurs in unstable hip due to congenital dislocation of hip, gluteus medius muscle weakness; Abnormal gait can also be a result of a ...
Stomping gait (or sensory ataxia gait) is a form of gait abnormality. It indicates involvement of posterior column. It indicates involvement of posterior column. Posterior column carries proprioception which is essential for coordination of motor movements.