Gait disorders

Question 1

What is apraxia

Answer 1

Motor disorder in which patient has difficulty with motor planning tasks or movements e.g drawing 5 point star

Question 2

Describe apraxic gait

Answer 2

Wide based unsteady gait with falls

Question 3

Cause of apraxic gait

Answer 3

Normal pressure hydrocephalus

Question 4

What is ataxia

Answer 4

Disorder affecting coordination, speech and balance due to a failure to regulate posture and voluntary movements

Question 5

Describe ataxic gait

Answer 5

Wide based gait with falls

Cannot walk heel to toe

Question 6

Causes of ataxic gait

Answer 6

Cerebellar lesions
Proprioception loss (e.g B12 deficiency)

Question 7

Describe myopathic gait

Answer 7

Waddling gait

Difficulty climbing stairs and with standing from a sitting position

Question 8

Describe extrapyramidal gait

Answer 8

Shuffling gait
Flexed posture
Pedestal turning

Question 9

Describe spastic gait

Answer 9

Stiff legs

Scuffing of toe of shoes

Question 10

Symptoms of normal pressure hydrocephalus

Answer 10

Wet - UI
Wobbly - apraxic gait
Wacky - confusion