Functional gait disorders

Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .

Functional gait disorders. Dragging the lower limb behind the body, Prolonged staggering without falling. Fully referenced neurology checklist.

Typical gait patterns

  • Dragging the lower limb behind the body
  • Prolonged staggering without falling
  • Exaggerated swaying without falling
  • Excessive slowness
  • Fluctuation of gait
  • Slow-hesitant gait
  • Astasia-abasia
  • Bouncing gait
  • Wide-based gait
  • Scissoring

Other gait patterns

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Associated gait patterns

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Clinical features

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Insensitive signs

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Associated movement disorders

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References

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  4. Kurlan R. "Fear of falling" gait: a potentially reversible psychogenic gait disorder. Cogn Behav Neurol 2005; 18:171-172.
  5. Baik JS, Lee MS. Psychogenic balance disorders: is it a new entity of psychogenic movement disorders? J Mov Disord 2012; 5:24-27.
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