Festinating gait

Festinating gait

Festinating gait (or Parkinsonian gait) is a form of gait abnormality.

Presentation

The patient moves with short, jerky steps. Term derives from Latin "festino", or "to hurry". [ [http://www.medfriendly.com/festinatinggait.html Medfriendly] ] [ [http://physicaltherapy.about.com/od/abbreviationsandterms/g/Gait.htm About Physical Therapy] ] [ [http://www.gpnotebook.co.uk/simplepage.cfm?ID=610992140&linkID=206&cook=yes GP Notebook] ]

The patient has difficulty starting, but also has difficulty stopping after starting. This is due to muscle hypertonicity.cite book |author=Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen |title=Clinical clerkships: the answer book |publisher=Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |location=Hagerstown, MD |year=2006 |pages=218 |isbn=0-7817-3754-0 |oclc= |doi= |accessdate=]

Associated conditions

* Parkinson's diseasecite web |url=http://cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/omd?festinating+gait |title=Definition: festinating gait from Online Medical Dictionary |format= |work= |accessdate=]

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