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proprioceptive impairment
Etiology:
- fatigue
- rapid growth, adolescence
- rapid weight gain, anabolic steroids
- rapid weight loss, liposuction
- habituation to a continuously present stimulus
- overdose of vitamin B6 (reversible)
- vitamin B12 deficiency
- phantom limb syndrome
- Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Clinical manifestations:
- gait ataxia
- possible steppage gait
- wide-based, unsteady, uncoordinated gait, especially without vision
- may adopt foot slap to increase sensory feedback
General
sensory impairment
References
- Geriatric Review Syllabus, 7th edition
Parada JT et al (eds)
American Geriatrics Society, 2010