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Here is a quick mnemonic “HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENT“ to remember about Freezing Gait

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H – Huntington’s disease causes gait with a dancing quality due to choreic movements.
Y – Young patients with Parkinson’s disease may experience freezing of gait.
P – Patients with PSP have a more erect gait compared to the stooped posture of typical Parkinson’s disease.
E – Elderly patients with vascular parkinsonism have a broad-based and shuffling gait.
R – Reduced arm swing bilaterally is a characteristic feature of gait in vascular parkinsonism.
K – Patients with hyperkinetic movement disorders exhibit recognizable disturbances in gait.
I – Involvement of gait early in the disease course helps differentiate vascular parkinsonism from Parkinson’s disease.
N – Neurodegenerative disorders associated with parkinsonism can cause freezing of gait.
E – Episodic absence of forward progression of the feet characterizes freezing of gait.
T – Tardive dyskinesia can cause odd and stereotypic gait disorders in patients exposed to certain drugs.
I – Improvement in symptoms of orthostatic tremor is observed with sitting or walking.
C – Cueing with visual stimuli can help overcome freezing of gait in Parkinson’s patients.
M – Monoamine oxidase type B inhibitors may improve end-of-dose gait freezing in Parkinson’s patients.
O – Orthostatic tremor predominantly affects the lower extremities.
V – Various neurodegenerative disorders can lead to freezing of gait.
E – Experiencing falls within the first year may suggest the possibility of PSP.
M – Movements in Huntington’s disease occur unpredictably, giving the gait a dancing quality.
E – Episodic freezing of gait contributes to an increased risk of falls.
N – Narrow doorways or crowds can trigger freezing of gait.
T – Tremor in orthostatic tremor is high-frequency and low-amplitude.

Mnemonic : HYPERKINETIC MOVEMENT

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