tabetic gait
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ataxic gait — an unsteady, uncoordinated walk, with a wide base and the feet thrown out, due to some form of ataxia; see cerebellar g., Charcot g., and tabetic g … Medical dictionary
Ataxia — Wobbliness. Ataxia is incoordination and unsteadiness due to the brain’s failure to regulate the body’s posture and regulate the strength and direction of limb movements. Ataxia is usually a consequence of disease in the brain,… … Medical dictionary
tabes dorsalis — tabes dor·sa·lis dȯr sā ləs, sal əs n a syphilitic disorder that involves the dorsal horns of the spinal cord and the sensory nerve trunks and that is marked by wasting, pain, lack of coordination of voluntary movements and reflexes, and… … Medical dictionary
