Misuse gait

In the absence of any sensory damage or poor motion, the loss of the ability to use the lower limbs for walking, caused by bilateral frontal lobe lesions. Caused by bilateral frontal lobe lesions, common in hydrocephalus or progressive dementia. The patient had no limb weakness or ataxia, but could not stand or walk normally, showing instability, uncertainty, and small steps. His feet seemed to stick to the ground with obvious hesitation (freezing) and dumping. Gait abnormalities can be caused by motor or sensory disturbances, and their characteristics are related to the lesion. It can be found in many diseases of the nervous system or other systems, and some typical abnormal gaits have implications for some specific diseases. Diagnosis can be made by inspection. For some atypical gait, it is necessary to make a detailed inspection. Through analysis and synthesis, it will also help the diagnosis to a certain extent. The clinical classification of gait abnormalities should be combined with the etiology.

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