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Unstable jerky gait
Unstable jerky gait is where a person has a wobbling, halted, and unsteady walk. A number of neurological problems may cause a person to walk this way.
Dr. Robert Kwok reviewed this
35 year experience in Pediatrics
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Unstable jerky gait?
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A 36-year old asked:
Should i go hiking if I have an unstable gait?
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Are there abnormalities with your bone structure that could make you have an unstable gait?
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A 56-year old female asked:
Both ankles pain at paroneal. Knee pain. Doc said not structural but functional problem. Abnormal gait, unstable hips, weak lower back. How to correct?
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A 64-year old female asked:
Can an MRI tell if you have myelopathy or radiculopathy since it is only pictures? Aren't these determined by symptoms? I'm hyperreflexive one knee, unstable gait, tingling arm/hand, shoulder/back pain. Dr said mild myelopathy but MRI report says no?
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A 27-year old male asked:
Pressure headaches pain in back of head, worsening over 9 weeks, balance problems, daily nausea, dizziness, weakness in left leg tingling in extremities with pain, diplopia in both eyes, unstable gait, 27yr old male sudden onset of symptoms?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: gait?
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A 42-year old asked:
Any way to fix an awkward gait?
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A 45-year old asked:
Can gait still improved at the age of 21?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Awkward gait?
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A 46-year old asked:
What conditions causes people to have a stiff legged gait?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Gait instability?
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A 50-year old asked:
What is an unsteady gait? What causes it?
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A 32-year old asked:
What is a spastic gait?
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A 41-year old asked:
Why do schizophrenics have an awkward gait?
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A 44-year old asked:
How does antalgic differ from trendelenburg gait?
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Why are gait belts contraindicated with pacemaker?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Shuffling gait?
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A 47-year old asked:
Is having a weird gait a good sign of having schizophrenia?
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A 31-year old female asked:
I'm 31 years old, where can I find a gait pllate? The only ones I can find are pediatric.
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A 36-year old asked:
Common causes of a clumsy gait?
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A 35-year old asked:
Do symptoms like unsteady gait go away quickly?
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A 32-year old asked:
How can I make weakness and gait in old age better?
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A 33-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: Unsteady gait?
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A 25-year old female asked:
To podiatrists: how many times do you see asymmetrical gait in patients?
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A 47-year old asked:
I have abnormal gait and loss of balance at times. I also lean to my right. What could I have?
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A 34-year old asked:
Having gait disturbances from taking inderal (propranolol). Are there any natural alternatives?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Are there any effects from long term use of ssris (>8yrs) like gait disturbance or painless fasciculations?
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A 37-year old female asked:
What neuro conditions give diminished vibration and position sense and spastic gait in otherwise healthy women with 1 yr of of diminished motor funct?
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A 56-year old male asked:
Could gait ataxia and dysarthria be signs of a neurological disorder?
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