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1494726

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8-9
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-3-10
pubmed:abstractText
We report gait abnormalities with exaggerated support against gravity in a 76 year-old woman. This exaggeration, and its demonstration by ankle dorsiflexion in supine position, was first described by Rademaker and Garcin (1933) as probably resulting from cerebellar and brainstem lesions. In the present case, quantitative analysis of locomotion showed a strong reduction in both stride duration and stride length. There was an increased variability between two consecutive locomotor cycles and a large increase in both stance duration and relative double-support duration. Electromyography clearly showed leg hypertension following ankle dorsiflexion, contrasting with normal leg mobility in the supine patient. This suggested that reflexive antigravity support abnormalities could explain this pattern of locomotor disabilities, differentiating them from other kinds of "marche à petits pas". The present case was associated with bilateral pallidal calcifications, suggesting an involvement of the basal ganglia in support reaction against gravity and in control of adequate postural muscle tone necessary for locomotion.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0035-3787
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
148
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
546-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
[Rademaker and Garcin syndrome associated with pallidal calcifications].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire CNRS, UA 1166, Cognition et Mouvement, Marseille, France.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract, Case Reports