J Korean Neurol Assoc.  1995 Mar;13(1):146-151.

The Syndrome of Gait Ignition Failure: Report of two cases

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Neurology, Catholic University Medical College, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurology, Jungang Kil Hospital Incheon, Korea, Korea.

Abstract

The gait seen in the syndrome of gait ignition failurehas the elements of parkinsonism and frontal gait disorders with difficulty starting walking, turn hesitation and freezing. Unlike parkinsonism and frontal gait disorder, however, this syndrome showes a relatively normal gait with upright posture, good arm swing and normal stride length once under way, and normal or nearly normal equilibrium. None of the patients with this gait disorder have classic parkinsonian features and impairment of cognition or limb praxia. Therefore this syndrome may be different disease entity from Parkinson!s disease or frontal gait disorders.


MeSH Terms

Arm
Cognition
Extremities
Freezing
Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Gait*
Humans
Parkinsonian Disorders
Posture
Walking
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