Marche a petit pas

Marche à petits pas [maʁʃ a pəti pa] (“gait with little steps”) is a type of gait disorder characterised by an abnormal short stepped gait with upright stance (in strict sense, as opposed to generally stooping short-stepped gait of Parkinson's disease), seen in various neurological (or sometimes muscular) disorders. It can be further differentiated from "Parkinsonian gait" by normal arm swing (as opposed to no arm swing in Parkinsonism). Some people refer to all forms of short-stepped gaits, including Parkinsonian gait, as marche a petit pas in a loose sense.

Common causes

Marche a petit pas gait is seen in:

Bilateral diffuse cortical dysfunction
- Diffuse cerebrovascular disease ('lacunar state')
Multiple Sclerosis
Parkinsonism (sometimes)
Muscle weakness

Symptoms and signs: nervous and musculoskeletal systems (R25–R29, 781.0, 781.2–9)

Primarily nervous system

Primarily CNS

Movement disorders	Dyskinesia: Athetosis Tremor Dyskinesia

Gait abnormality	Scissor gait Cerebellar ataxia Festinating gait Marche a petit pas Propulsive gait Stomping gait Spastic gait Magnetic gait

Lack of coordination	Dyskinesia: Ataxia Cerebellar ataxia/Dysmetria Sensory ataxia Dyssynergia Dysdiadochokinesia Asterixis

Other	Abnormal posturing: Opisthotonus Sensory processing disorder: Hemispatial neglect Facial weakness Hyperreflexia Pronator drift

Primarily PNS

Gait abnormality	Steppage gait Antalgic gait

Primarily muscular

Movement disorders	Spasm Trismus Fasciculation Fibrillation Myokymia Cramp

Gait abnormality	Myopathic gait Trendelenburg gait Pigeon gait

Other	Tetany Meningism

Primarily skeletal

Primarily joint

Joint locking

Further indexes

Index of the central nervous system

Description	Anatomy meninges cortex association fibers commissural fibers lateral ventricles basal ganglia diencephalon mesencephalon pons cerebellum medulla spinal cord tracts Physiology neutrotransmission enzymes intermediates Development

Disease	Cerebral palsy Meningitis Demyelinating diseases Seizures and epilepsy Headache Stroke Sleep Congenital Injury Neoplasms and cancer Other paralytic syndromes ALS Symptoms and signs head and neck eponymous lesions Tests CSF

Treatment	Procedures Drugs general anesthetics analgesics addiction epilepsy cholinergics migraine Parkinson's vertigo other

Index of the peripheral nervous system

Description	Anatomy Nerves cranial trigeminal cervical brachial lumbosacral plexus somatosensory spinal autonomic Physiology reflexes proteins neurotransmitters transporters Development neurotrophins

Disease	Autonomic Congenital Injury Neoplasms and cancer Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Local anesthetics

Index of muscle

Description	Anatomy head neck arms chest and back diaphragm abdomen genital area legs Muscle tissue Physiology connective tissue

Disease	Myopathy Soft tissue Connective tissue Congenital abdomen muscular dystrophy Neoplasms and cancer Injury Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs anti-inflammatory muscle relaxants

Index of bones and cartilage

Description	Anatomy bones skull face neurocranium compound structures foramina upper extremity torso pelvis lower extremity Physiology Development Cells

Disease	Congenital Neoplasms and cancer Trauma fracture Other Symptoms and signs eponymous

Treatment	Procedures Drugs Surgery approaches

Index of joint

Description	Anatomy head and neck cranial arms torso and pelvis legs bursae and sheathes Physiology

Disease	Arthritis acquired back childhood soft tissue Congenital Injury Symptoms and signs eponymous orthopaedic Examination

Treatment	Procedures Drugs rheumatoid arthritis gout topical analgesics