Magnetic gait

Magnetic gait is a form of gait abnormality.

Presentation

Feet seem attached to floor as if by a magnet. In magnetic gait, each step is initiated in a "wresting" motion carrying feet upward and forward. Magnetic gait can be visualized in terms of a powerful magnet being forcefully pulled from a steel plate.

Associated conditions

• Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH)^[1][2]

See also

• Bruns ataxia

References

1. ^ "Normal pressure hydrocephalus". http://www.uwo.ca/cns/resident/pocketbook/disorders/cognitive/nph.htm. 
2. ^ Saint, Sanjay; Wiese, Jeff; Bent, Stephen (2006). Clinical clerkships: the answer book. Hagerstown, MD: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. pp. 219. ISBN 0-7817-3754-0. 

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