Stomping Gait
Seen in sensory ataxia
Patient lifts feet high and brings them down forcefully (“stamping”)
Key Features
Heavy heel strike / foot slapping
Watches feet while walking
Broad-based, unsteady gait
Worse in darkness or when eyes closed
Positive Romberg sign
Cause
Loss of proprioception (posterior column dysfunction)
Common Conditions
Tabes dorsalis
Peripheral neuropathy
Vitamin B12 deficiency
Posterior column spinal cord lesions





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