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Gait Disorders, Neurologic

Medical Definition: Gait abnormalities that are a manifestation of nervous system dysfunction. These conditions may be caused by a wide variety of disorders which affect motor control, sensory feedback, and muscle strength including: CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; NEUROMUSCULAR DISEASES; or MUSCULAR DISEASES.
Guide Notes: LAMENESS, ANIMAL is also available
Also Called: Charcot Gait,Duck Gait,Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor,Gait, Athetotic,Gait, Broadened,Gait, Drop Foot,Gait, Festinating,Gait, Frontal,Gait, Hemiplegic,Gait, Hysterical,Gait, Reeling,Gait, Rigid,Gait, Scissors,Gait, Shuffling,Gait, Spastic,Gait, Stumbling,Gait, Unsteady,Gait, Widebased,Marche a Petit Pas,Rapid Fatigue of Gait
Previously Indexed: Gait (1965-1999)
Gait Disorders, Neurologic Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Gait Apraxia - 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.

Gait Disorders, Neurologic Medical Definitions and Terms

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