Gait disorders
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Gait disorders. Reduced gait velocity, Broad based gait, Outward rotated feet, Reduced step height. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Frontal (high level) gait disorder: NPH
- Reduced gait velocity
- Broad based gait
- Outward rotated feet
- Reduced step height
Frontal (high level) gait disorder: multi-infarct states
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Sensory ataxic gait disorder
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Peripheral paretic gait disorder
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Spastic gait disorder
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Medical gait disorders
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Miscellaneous neurological gait disorders
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Difficulty with forward gait initiation
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Acronym
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References
- Snijders AH, van de Warrenburg BP, Giladi N, Bloem BR. Neurological gait disorders in elderly people: clinical approach and classification. Lancet Neurol 2007; 6:63-74.
- Alexander NB, Goldberg A. Gait disorders: search for multiple causes. Cleve Clin J Med 2005; 72:586-600.
- Jahn K, Zwergal A, Schniepp R. Gait disturbances in old age: classification, diagnosis, and treatment from a neurological perspective. Dtsch Arztebl Int Apr 2010; 107:306–316.
- Salzman B. Gait and balance disorders in older adults. Am Fam Physician 2010; 82:61-68.
- Stolze H, Kuhtz-Buschbeck JP, Drücke H, Jöhnk K, ,Illert M, Deuschl G. Comparative analysis of the gait disorder of normal pressure hydrocephalus and Parkinson’s disease. JNNP 2001; 70:289–297.
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