• Magnetic gait is a form of gait abnormality. The person's feet seem attached to the floor as if by a magnet. In magnetic gait, each step is initiated...
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    A gait is a manner of limb movements made during locomotion. Human gaits are the various ways in which humans can move, either naturally or as a result...
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  • Bruns apraxia (redirect from Gait apraxia)
    balance disturbances Greatly hindered postural responses Characteristic magnetic gait, the inability to raise one's foot off of the floor. Wide base, poor...
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    contractures) cause increasing gait difficulties in the form of tip-toeing gait, due to tightness of the Achilles tendon, and scissoring gait, due to tightness of...
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    observed walking and standing. Most patients present with a normal gait. An abnormal gait is often the sign of a high grade case. A patient with high grade...
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  • fibers. The typical gait abnormality in NPH is a broad-based, slow, short-stepped, "stuck to the floor", or "magnetic" movement. The gait abnormalities in...
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    the gait pattern according to the Amsterdam Gait Classification: In gait type 1, the knee angle is normal and the foot contact is complete. In gait type...
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  • diseases and may present with symptoms of an inability to coordinate balance, gait, extremity and eye movements. Lesions to the cerebellum can cause dyssynergia...
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    hyperintensity or T2 hyperintensity is an area of high intensity on types of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans of the brain of a human or of another mammal...
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    are prominent feature of motor behavior in biological systems. Spontaneous gait transitions, as well as fatigue-induced motor task disengagements, show typical...
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    nerves (including vision), strength, coordination, reflexes, sensation and gait. This information helps the neurologist determine whether the problem exists...
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  • digital puppetry systems to drive computer-generated characters in real time. Gait analysis is one application of motion capture in clinical medicine. Techniques...
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  • Lameness is an abnormal gait or stance of an animal that is the result of dysfunction of the locomotor system. In the horse, it is most commonly caused...
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    therapy for balance and gait problems with reports of frequent falls. There has been research in the use of robot-assisted gait training. Evidence-based...
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    walking gait than that of other primates, whose inflexible spines cause them to resort to an inefficient forward-leaning "bent-knee, bent-waist" gait. As...
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    often results from complete spinal fusion can have an effect on a person's gait. Increased spinal kyphosis will lead to a forward and downward shift in center...
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  • that the controlled robotic prosthesis restores a biologically accurate gait to a person with a loss of limb. This is a special branch of control that...
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  • Gait variability seen in Parkinson's Disorders arise due to cortical changes induced by pathophysiology of the disease process. Gait rehabilitation is...
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    stiff gait Spastic CP is distinguished from other forms of cerebral palsy by its prominent symptom of spasticity or stiff, tight movements and gait patterns...
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  • still to be seen. There is no known cure for MdDS, as with most balance and gait disorders, some form of displacement exercise is thought helpful (for example...
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    Electromagnetic Field" in 1865, Maxwell demonstrated that electric and magnetic fields travel through space as waves moving at the speed of light. He proposed...
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    sediba was capable of a humanlike stride, but the foot points to a peculiar gait not demonstrated in any other hominin involving hyperpronation of the ankle...
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    among others. In general, motor symptoms such as postural instability and gait abnormalities tend to appear as the disease progresses. Four motor symptoms...
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    Gyroscopes can be used to construct gyrocompasses, which complement or replace magnetic compasses (in ships, aircraft and spacecraft, vehicles in general), to...
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  • Amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (category Magnetic resonance imaging)
    headache, changes in mental state, confusion, vomiting, nausea, tremor and gait disturbances. ARIA-H refers to cerebral microhaemorrhages (mH), small haemorrhages...
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    other physical actions: chemistry, heat and mass transfer, electric and magnetic stimuli and many others. The word "biomechanics" (1899) and the related...
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  • and nausea. Symptoms vary depending on the tumor and may include unsteady gait, slowed speech, memory loss, loss of hearing and vision, problems with memory...
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    lack of coordination. It can also cause speech problems and an unsteady gait. Patients with CTE may be prone to inappropriate or explosive behavior and...
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  • have an altered gait. There is a reduced gait speed and step length, increased axial rigidity, and impaired rhythmicity. These gait problems worsen as...
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    nodes. Cooperative information fusion can be used in motion recognition, gait analysis, motion analysis,,. There are several categories or levels of sensor...
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