Is parkinsonian gait caused by a regression to an immature walking pattern?
The gait of 6 patients with Parkinson's disease was analyzed by movement, EMG, and force recordings. In certain important details, a regression towards a more immature walking pattern was seen. It is suggested that the characteristic parkinsonian gait in addition to hypokinesia is caused by deficits in the neural circuits controlling plantigrade locomotion.
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D007980:Levodopa / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008875:Middle Aged; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011597:Psychomotor Performance
D007980:Levodopa