Apraxia of gait- or apraxia of postural transitions?

Marian L Dale; Carolin Curtze; John G Nutt

doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.024

Apraxia of gait- or apraxia of postural transitions?

Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2018 May:50:19-22. doi: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.024. Epub 2018 Feb 19.

Authors

Marian L Dale¹, Carolin Curtze², John G Nutt²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA; Department of Neurology, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, USA. Electronic address: dalem@musc.edu.
² Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA.

PMID: 29477458
DOI: 10.1016/j.parkreldis.2018.02.024

Abstract

"Apraxia of gait" is not a useful concept and freezing of gait should also not be considered an apraxia. The concept of apraxia may, however, be applied to distortions of postural transitions that can accompany fronto-parietal lesions.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Apraxias / physiopathology*
Gait Apraxia / physiopathology*
Gait Disorders, Neurologic / physiopathology*
Humans
Postural Balance / physiology*
Terminology as Topic*