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My 17-year-old boy's gait is unusual. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I want to discuss about "foot ignore". It refers to a situation where young children, typically between the ages of three and five years old, show little or no attention to the placement of their strides while learning to walk. This habit can persist into adolescence and adulthood. The... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understood your concern. I am familiar with the concept of foot ignore. In children between the ages of three and five, as they learn to walk, they may exhibit a phenomenon called foot ignore. This refers to the fact that young children may not pa... Read Full »
Please look at my nephews and suggest treatment?
Query: Hello doctor, My 8-year-old nephew is suffering from an unknown disease. We did two tests as suggested by the doctors. The names of the tests are CK and ALP. I am attaching the reports herewith. The doctors suggest that there is no treatment for these diseases. He walks with the help of his toes by... Read Full »
Dr. M. A. Toyeb, Nazma Parveen
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through the attachments (attachment removed to protect patient identity). The symptoms you described and the CPK (creatine phosphokinase) result indicate a muscular dystrophy. Unfortunately, this does not have any cure as of now. I would stil... Read Full »
My left arm seems to be raising automatically with some gait problem. Kindly help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have noticed recently that my left arm seems to be raised automatically. This is also about my waist height. I saw a neurologist three years ago, and everything was fine. I also had a brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in 2018 because I was having problems with gait, sometimes ne... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Glad to hear from you. I am here to answer all your questions. The clumsy hand and gait difficulties could be related to the cervical spine stenosis. Anyway, I would recommend performing a brain MRI and a physical, neurological exam by your neurologist, before coming to this conclusion. I would ... Read Full »