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Types of gait disorder
| Gait disorder | Features |
|---|---|
| Parkinsonian | Short strides |
| Stooped posture | |
| Reduced arm swing | |
| Festination | |
| en bloc turn | |
| Ataxic | Wide-based |
| Irregular foot placement | |
| Upper limb incoordination | |
| Ataxic speech | |
| Neuropathic | Distal sensory loss |
| Lower limb areflexia | |
| Distal weakness (foot drop) | |
| Hemiparetic | Asymmetric weakness |
| Hyperreflexia | |
| Increased tone | |
| Limb circumduction | |
| Frontal | “Magnetic” gait |
| Poor gait initiation | |
| Widened base | |
| Functional | Fluctuating |
| Distractible | |
| Astasia abasia | |
