Diseases

Gait Apraxia

Impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. FRONTAL LOBE disorders; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES (e.g., PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS); DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; and other conditions may be associated with gait apraxia.

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Abstract

Impaired ambulation not attributed to sensory impairment or motor weakness. FRONTAL LOBE disorders; BASAL GANGLIA DISEASES (e.g., PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS); DEMENTIA, MULTI-INFARCT; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; and other conditions may be associated with gait apraxia.

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23 entry terms
  • Apraxia of Gait
  • Dyspraxia of Gait
  • Apraxia, Gait
  • Apraxias, Gait
  • Gait Apraxias
  • Gait Dyspraxia
  • Gait Dyspraxias
  • Bruns' Apraxia of Gait
  • Bruns' Gait Apraxia
  • Frontal Gait Apraxia
  • Apraxia, Bruns' Gait
  • Apraxia, Frontal Gait
  • Apraxias, Bruns' Gait
  • Apraxias, Frontal Gait
  • Bruns Apraxia, Gait
  • Bruns Gait Apraxia
  • Bruns' Apraxia, Gait
  • Bruns' Gait Apraxias
  • Frontal Gait Apraxias
  • Gait Apraxia, Bruns'
  • Gait Apraxia, Frontal
  • Gait Apraxias, Bruns'
  • Gait Apraxias, Frontal

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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, veterinary, virology.

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2000

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Previous Indexing

  • Apraxias (1965-1999)
  • Gait (1965-1999)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gait Apraxia. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020235. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020235
  2. Gait Apraxia. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18556252