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  2. 'I couldn't walk in a straight line - now I'm doing an ... - AOL

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    When Mel Sykes was diagnosed with a rare brain condition, she was left unable to walk in a straight line, let alone run in the races she loved entering. After undergoing surgery, the 42-year-old ...

  3. Tandem gait - Wikipedia

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    Tandem gait is a gait (method of walking) with very small steps in a straight line so that, with each step, the heel of the foot that steps forward is placed immediately in front of, or just touching, the toes of the rear/supporting foot. Neurologists may ask someone to walk as if they are on a tightrope to bring forth tandem gait.

  4. Astasis - Wikipedia

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    Astasis is a lack of motor coordination marked by an inability to stand, walk or even sit without assistance due to disruption of muscle coordination. The term astasia is interchangeable with astasis and is most commonly referred to as astasia in the literature describing it. Astasis is the inability to stand or sit up without assistance in the ...

  5. Paralytic illness of Franklin D. Roosevelt - Wikipedia

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    Roosevelt could not stand or walk, and Lovett documented "scattered weakness, most marked in the hips". [1]: 68 August 25: Roosevelt's temperature was 100 °F (38 °C). Both legs were paralyzed. His back muscles were weak. There was also weakness of the face and left hand. Pain in the legs and inability to urinate continued.

  6. Girl 'can't walk unaided' months after stage injury - AOL

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    The 12-year-old has an injury picked up while performing in the West End with her drama school.

  7. Astasia-abasia - Wikipedia

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    Astasia-abasia refers to the inability to either stand or walk in a normal manner. Astasia refers to the inability to stand upright unassisted. Abasia refers to lack of motor coordination in walking. The term abasia literally means that the base of gait (the lateral distance between the two feet) is inconstant or unmeasurable.

  8. Ashton Kutcher Reveals Rare Disease Diagnosis That Left ... - AOL

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    Ashton Kutcher is opening up about an autoimmune disease he was diagnosed with that left him unable to see, hear, or walk. The actor shared the diagnosis in an upcoming episode of National ...

  9. Gait training - Wikipedia

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    Gait training or gait rehabilitation is the act of learning how to walk, either as a child, or, more frequently, after sustaining an injury or disability.Normal human gait is a complex process, which happens due to co-ordinated movements of the whole of the body, requiring the whole of Central Nervous System - the brain and spinal cord, to function properly.