Gait in parkinsonism
A parkinsonism gait is the manner of walking that is seen in patients with parkinsonism.
Characteristics of this gait are:
- hesitation in starting: akinesia
- small, shuffling, hurried steps: 'marche a petit pas'
- festination
- lack of normal arm swing
- kinesia paradoxica
With the aid of a walking frame, the parkinsonian patient is often able to initiate a normal walking cycle.
Reference
- Sveinbjornsdottir S; The clinical symptoms of Parkinson's disease. J Neurochem. 2016 Oct;139 Suppl 1:318-324.
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