Dystonic Gait and Foot Posture Quiz

What is the huffing and puffing sign highly specific for?

What is a potential clinical sign pointing towards a functional nature of a gait disorder?

What is the drug of choice for the treatment of the gait disorder of Parkinson's disease?

What is a potential precursor of falls in elderly persons?

What is a fundamental function that determines human life beyond early infancy?

What should be considered as a surgical treatment in normal pressure hydrocephalus and hip or knee osteoarthritis?

What are patients with gait disorders not amenable to specific treatment likely to benefit from?

What type of training can improve habitual and maximum gait speed in elderly subjects?

What is characterized by manipulation-resistant dorsiflexion of the first toe, fixed plantar flexion, and inversion of one foot or both feet?

What is the swivel chair sign indicative of?

What should the prevention and treatment of iatrogenic gait disorders focus on, especially in the geriatric population?

What should be considered as an important measure to reduce the burden of falls in the geriatric population?

What is the main characteristic of orthostatic tremor?

What may lead to confusion with a functional disorder in patients with orthostatic tremor?

Which medication shows at least mild benefits in the majority of patients with orthostatic tremor?

What type of gait disorder may cause a consistent deviation from a straight line while walking?

What are the main features of myoclonus?

Which area is implicated in thalamic astasia?

What is the characteristic feature of acute peripheral vestibular dysfunction on one side?

What may cause marked impairment of balance and gait initiation?

What is a common characteristic of psychogenic gait disorders?

What is a typical cause of myoclonic gait disorder in older age groups?

Which gait disorder mainly affects standing more than walking?

What is a possible associated problem with thalamic astasia?

What is the most common abnormal posture of the foot in dystonic gait?

Which type of walking may be paradoxically less impaired than walking forward in patients with dystonic gait?

What might improve or even normalize dystonic gait in some patients?

Which movement disorder is characterized by cognitive decline and psychiatric disturbance and also affects the patients’ gait?

In which condition may choreatic gait disorders occur as a side effect?

What are the typical characteristics of choreatic gait in patients?

What do patients with choreatic gait do to compensate for intrusive movements?

In which condition may stereotypical or bizarre dyskinesia appear?

What type of inheritance pattern does Huntington's disease have?

Which part of the body does choreatic movement disorder also affect in Huntington's disease?

In which condition may choreatic gait disorders occur less frequently?

When do falls typically occur in patients with typical choreatic gait?