TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2012//
TI  - Tic-induced gait dysfunction
JO  - Movement disorders
A1  - Fasano, Alfonso
A1  - Růžička, Evžen
A1  - Bloem, Bastiaan R.
SP  - 911
EP  - 913
VL  - 27
IS  - 7
N2  - BACKGROUND: Many neurological disorders impair gait, but only a few of them are episodic or paroxysmal, the most important ones being freezing of gait and paroxysmal dyskinesias. METHODS: We describe 4 patients with tic disorders (3 with Tourette syndrome, and 1 with a tic disorder secondary to vascular disease) in whom intrusion of complex motor tics interfered with normal progression of stepping, thus producing an episodic gait disorder. RESULTS: The involuntary movements that interfered with gait had features typical for tics, including their brief, sudden, irresistible, inapposite, and nonrhythmic recurrence. The motor behavior resembled tripping (n = 2), "blocking" of gait, or hip movements minimally interfering with gait. CONCLUSIONS: Tic-induced gait disturbance is an episodic gait disorder occurring in patients with tics and should be recognized as a possible cause of episodic gait disturbances. © 2012 Movement Disorder Society.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0885-3185
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.25018
ID  - ref1
ER  -