Gait

(gat). The manner of progre ion by walking. The peculiarities of the gait may a ume great diagnostic importance in cases of central nervous disorder. G., Cerebellar, a gait in which the feet are widely spread apart for support, and a ociated with a staggering movement. It is due to disease, usually tumor, of the middle lobe of the cerebellum. G., Equine, a gait in which the foot hangs down and cannot be moved, progre ion being accomplished by flexing the thigh on the abdomen. It is seen in peroneal paralysis. G., Frog, the characteristic hopping gait of infantile paralysis.