NURSING ANM AND GNM

Detailed explanation-1: -Ataxic Gait Most commonly seen in cerebellar disease, this gait is described as clumsy, staggering movements with a wide-based gait.

Detailed explanation-2: -An unsteady, staggering gait is described as an ataxic gait because walking is uncoordinated and appears to be ‘not ordered’. Many motor activities may be described as ataxic if they appear to others, or are perceived by patients, as uncoordinated.

Detailed explanation-3: -A subtype of non-spastic cerebral palsy with loss of muscular coordination with abnormal force and rhythm, and impairment of accuracy; commonly presents with gait and trunk ataxia, poor balance, past pointing, terminal intention tremor, scanning speech, nystagmus and other abnormal eye movements, and hypotonia.

Detailed explanation-4: -Acute cerebellar ataxia (uncoordinated muscle movement due to disease or injury to the cerebellum in the brain) Chiari malformation. Alcohol intoxication. Brain injury. Damage to nerve cells in the cerebellum of the brain (cerebellar degeneration) More items •28-Jan-2021