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15 Cards in this Set
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Describe apraxic gait. |
Small steps, broad based. As if forgotten how to walk. |
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What causes apraxic gait? |
Frontal lobe damage |
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Describe waddling gait. |
Pelvis bent forwards, px waddles |
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What is this caused by? |
Hip muscle disease |
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Describe scissoring gait? |
Walk on tip toes, legs turned inward, legs cross over each other with each step. |
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What is scissoring gait caused by? |
Bilateral spasticity |
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Describe parkinsonian gait? |
Small paces, slow and shuffling, stooped posture, reduced arm swing (unilateral) Tremor on walking. |
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What is this caused by? |
Basal ganglia dysfunction |
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Describe the hemiplegic gait.
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Flexed upper limb and extended lower limb on the same side - leg must be circumducted to move. |
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What is the hemiplegic gait caused by? |
Unilateral upper motor neuron lesion caused by MS or Stroke |
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Describe Ataxia. |
Broad based gait Px may sway from side to side and may fall Appears drunk |
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What causes ataxia? |
Cerebellar problems - lack of muscle coordination |
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Describe steppage or high stepping gait. |
Px overflexes hip, lifts knee high and slaps foot down on walking |
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What causes foot drop? |
Peripheral neuropathy or common peroneal nerve lesion (unilateral) |
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What are some common diseases that cause cerebellar dysfunction? |
Head trauma Viral infection MS B12 deficiency Cerebral palsy Stroke, TIA Underactive Thyroid |
