A slapping gait or steppage gait (Video 8-19) occurs when the patient has either a footdrop from weakness of the foot dorsiflexors or poor position sense in the feet. With a footdrop the patient flexes the hip so that the foot will clear the floor. Patients with poor position sense have a wide-based gait, their feet slap the floor, and they require visual assistance to walk. Patients with a slapping gait from poor position sense often have great difficulty ambulating in the dark.
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A paraparesia ou paraplegia (por vezes a tetraplegia, mais rara) ao exame neurológico demonstra hipo ou arreflexia profunda, “pé pêndulo” e a marcha em estapage (semelhante ao cavalo que ergue a pata deixando o casco pêndulo).
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