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)
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