Gait analysis after intake of increasing amounts of alcohol.
The ability to walk after intake of increasing amounts of alcohol was studied. Sixteen normal persons were tested on a computer-assisted treadmill. Ataxia or unsteadiness of gait was found to decrease during a blood alcohol concentration (BAC) of less than 0.4 mg/ml. Stride length was found to increase by increasing BAC.
D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D000435:Alcoholic Intoxication / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
D000431:Ethanol