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Gait Apraxia

Medical Definition: Impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. FRONTAL LOBE disorders; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES (e.g., PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS); DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; and other conditions may be associated with gait apraxia.
Also Called: Bruns' Apraxia of Gait,Frontal Gait Apraxia
Previously Indexed: Apraxias (1965-1999),Gait (1965-1999)

Gait Apraxia Medical Definitions and Terms

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