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Spastic gait is a form of gait abnormality.
Among the treatment options is chemodenervation.[1]
Presentation
Asymmetric foot dragging. [2][3]
Conditions associated with a spastic gait
- Brain tumor
- Brain abscess
- Sturge-Weber syndrome
- Cerebral palsy
- Cerebrovascular accident
- Multiple sclerosis
References
- ^ Esquenazi A (2004). "Evaluation and management of spastic gait in patients with traumatic brain injury". J Head Trauma Rehabil 19 (2): 109–18. PMID 15247822.
- ^ Medline Plus
- ^ About Physical Therapy
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