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ATAXIC GAIT [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-10-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Symptoms (Medicine)
- Musculoskeletal System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ataxic gait
1, record 1, English, ataxic%20gait
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A clumsy and uncertain gait in which the legs are far apart, and when taking a step, the leg is lifted abruptly and too high and then is brought down so that the whole sole of the foot strikes the ground at once; seen usually in patients with lesions of the posterior column of the spinal cord, as in tabes dorsalis. 1, record 1, English, - ataxic%20gait
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The ataxic gait of tabes dorsalis is called "tabetic gait". 2, record 1, English, - ataxic%20gait
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Symptômes (Médecine)
- Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- démarche ataxique
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9marche%20ataxique
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- démarche talonnante 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9marche%20talonnante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Démarche dans laquelle la jambe est lancée trop loin, le talon retombant en frappant le sol; observable dans le tabès et les neuropathies avec atteinte importante de la sensibilité profonde. 2, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9marche%20ataxique
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Cette démarche s'observant essentiellement dans le tabès, elle est fréquemment appelée «démarche tabéto-spasmodique» ou «démarche tabétique». 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9marche%20ataxique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Síntomas (Medicina)
- Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- marcha atáxica
1, record 1, Spanish, marcha%20at%C3%A1xica
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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