Marche à petit pas

Marche à petits pas [maʁʃ a pəti pa] (“gait with little steps”) is a type of gait disorder characterised by an abnormal short stepped gait with upright stance (in strict sense, as opposed to generally stooping short-stepped gait of Parkinson's disease), seen in various neurological (or sometimes muscular) disorders. It can be further differentiated from "Parkinsonian gait" by normal arm swing (as opposed to no arm swing in Parkinsonism). This is associated with frontal lobe white matter lesions.^[1]

Common causes[edit]

Marche à petit pas gait is seen in:

Bilateral diffuse cortical dysfunction
- Diffuse cerebrovascular disease ('lacunar state')^[2]
Normal pressure hydrocephalus^[2]
Multiple sclerosis
Parkinsonism (sometimes)
Muscle weakness

References[edit]

^ Motor Disorders. In: Simon RP, Aminoff MJ, Greenberg DA. eds. Clinical Neurology, 10e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
^ ^a ^b Gait Disorders. In: Srinavasan J; Chaves CJ; Scott BJ; Small JE, eds. Netter's Neurology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

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[1] Motor Disorders. In: Simon RP, Aminoff MJ, Greenberg DA. eds. Clinical Neurology, 10e New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.

[Netter-2] Gait Disorders. In: Srinavasan J; Chaves CJ; Scott BJ; Small JE, eds. Netter's Neurology, 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier.

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v t e Signs and symptoms relating to movement and gait
Gait	Gait abnormality CNS Scissor gait Cerebellar ataxia Festinating gait Marche à petit pas Propulsive gait Stomping gait Spastic gait Magnetic gait Truncal ataxia Muscular Myopathic gait Trendelenburg gait Pigeon gait Steppage gait Antalgic gait
Coordination	Ataxia Cerebellar ataxia Dysmetria Dysdiadochokinesia Pronator drift Dyssynergia Sensory ataxia Asterixis
Abnormal movement	Athetosis Tremor Fasciculation Fibrillation
Posturing	Abnormal posturing Opisthotonus Spasm Trismus Cramp Tetany Myokymia Joint locking
Paralysis	Flaccid paralysis Spastic paraplegia Spastic diplegia Spastic paraplegia Syndromes Monoplegia Diplegia / Paraplegia Hemiplegia Triplegia Tetraplegia / Quadruplegia General causes Upper motor neuron lesion Lower motor neuron lesion
Weakness	Hemiparesis
Other	Rachitic rosary Hyperreflexia Clasp-knife response

Marche à petit pas

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