Clinical Case for Junior Doctors and residents
1. 20-yr old was brought with history of non-progressive difficulty in walking and poor cognitive functions since childhood. Motor and language milestones were delayed. Perinatal history was unavailable.
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2. Patient's gait is shown. What is the gait abnormality?
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All of you have answered correctly. Great going👏👏👏.
It is spastic gait.
Patient would benefit from a combination of OT, PT and botulinum toxin injections.

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