none



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/31/2014 02:37AM by Debrasun.

I can't comment about specifics regarding side stepping or clipping a heel but I can say that walking is always observed at Laura's neurologist appointments. Checking the gait.

Well, mostly it's me (no HD) walking on the back of my husband's (HD+)heels from behind, but that's just us, I guess.

Vicky

Yes, I tend to walk slightly into the walls of a passage or a doorway.

We just sat through Rusty's neurologist's lecture on HD to the medical students. According to her, wide based gait, decrease in the accuracy of foot placement, and a loss of cadence (the rhythmic pattern of walking) are all signature gaits for a persone with HD.

These can also be other things, though. My sister refuses to walk beside me when we were younger, as I was always walking into her. (no HD)

Don't know about stepping on heels. Gait problems, wide and sometime stiff gait, wobbling when still, walking into things, scissor gait etc. all go along with HD.

Mikee