gait

(git), The manner or style of walking. ataxic g., a walk in which the foot is raised high and the sole strikes the ground at once and very suddenly. cerebellar g., a staggering gait indicative of cerebellar disease. Charcot’s g., the peculiar gait of hereditary ataxia. cow-g., a swaying walk due to knock-knee equine g., a walk accomplished mainly by flexing the hip-joint: seen in peroneal paralysis. festinating g., a gait in which the patient moves with short, hurrying steps, often on tiptoe. frog-g., a hopping progre ion resulting from infantile paralysis. helicopod g., a gait in which the feet describe half-circles, as in some cases of hysteric disorder and in certain cases of hemiplegia. Oppenheim’s g., a gait marked by irregular oscillation of the head, limbs, and body: seen in some cases of di eminated sclerosis. paralytic g., a gait in which the fect are dragged looscly along the ground. spastic g., a walk in which the legs are held together and move in a stiff manner, the toes seeming to drag and catch. stamping g. Same as ataxic g. step page g., one in which the toc is strongly lifted and the heel reaches the ground first. sway- See cerebellar g. tabetic g. Same as ataxic ¢. waddling g., a gait seen in pseudo hypertrophic paralysis. Tt resembles the waddling of a duck, and is due to the fact that the feet are kept wide apart in order to preserve the balance.