ReviewNeurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology2018
How tandem gait stumbled into the neurological exam: a review.
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- Subclinical neurological and balance abnormalities in late-onset auditory neuropathy spectrum disorder (ANSD) as a part of multisystem neurological presentation.AIMS neuroscience · 2026Article
- Understanding degenerative cervical myelopathy in musculoskeletal practice.The Journal of manual & manipulative therapy · 2025Review
- Balance and gait disorders in de novo Parkinson's disease: support for early rehabilitation.Journal of neurology · 2024Article
- Tandem gait step-width increases more rapidly in more severely affected people with Parkinson's disease.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2024Article
- The instrumented single leg stance test detects early balance impairment in people with multiple sclerosis.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for abnormal tandem gait in patients with essential tremor syndrome: A cross-sectional study in Southwest China.Frontiers in neurology · 2023Article
- Balance Impairments in People with Early-Stage Multiple Sclerosis: Boosting the Integration of Instrumented Assessment in Clinical Practice.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Motor features associated with cognition in non-demented individuals with essential tremor.Journal of the neurological sciences · 2022Article
- Bayesian Interpretation of Essential Tremor Plus.Journal of clinical neurology (Seoul, Korea) · 2022Review
- A Dynamic Nomogram to Predict the Risk of Stroke in Emergency Department Patients With Acute Dizziness.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- The Relationship between the Static and Dynamic Balance of the Body, the Influence of Eyesight and Muscle Tension in the Cervical Spine in CAA Patients-A Pilot Study.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Single-Task and Dual-Task Tandem Gait Performance Across Clinical Concussion Milestones in Collegiate Student-Athletes.Clinical journal of sport medicine : official journal of the Canadian Academy of Sport Medicine · 2021Article
- Diagnostic usefulness of 10-step tandem gait test for the patient with degenerative cervical myelopathy.Scientific reports · 2021Article
- Exploring Interrater Disagreement on Essential Tremor Using a Standardized Tremor Elements Assessment.Movement disorders clinical practice · 2021Article
- Longitudinal prediction of falls and near falls frequencies in Parkinson's disease: a prospective cohort study.Journal of neurology · 2021Article
- Balance Assessment of Children with Sensorineural Hearing Loss.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2021Article
- THE RELIABILITY OF CLINICAL BALANCE TESTS UNDER SINGLE-TASK AND DUAL-TASK TESTING PARADIGMS IN UNINJURED ACTIVE YOUTH AND YOUNG ADULTS.International journal of sports physical therapy · 2020Article
- Fifteen Years of Wireless Sensors for Balance Assessment in Neurological Disorders.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- Do We Belittle Essential Tremor by Calling It a Syndrome Rather Than a Disease? No.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
- Objective impairment of tandem gait in Parkinson's disease patients increases with disease severity.Parkinsonism & related disorders · 2019Article
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Abstract
Tandem gait testing is an integral part of the neurological exam. It is informative in a wide variety of disorders ranging from cerebellar disease to vestibular and peripheral neuropathies, parkinsonism, and other neurodegenerative conditions. We discuss the history and development of tandem gait testing as well as its technique, utility, and limitations in the assessment of neurological conditions. Tandem gait has emerged as a tool in the assessment of cerebellar disease, Huntington disease, idiopathic Parkinson's disease, atypical parkinsonism, peripheral neuropathies, and vestibulopathies. Its origin can be deduced from experimental observation and clinical experience as far back as the early nineteenth century. Despite the long history and ubiquitous performance of tandem gait testing, there is no standardized, guideline-based protocol to model for more homogenous research and clinical practices. Such a protocol should be developed using historical texts and manuscripts as well as the consensus of the medical research community. With standard protocols, further studies could define the sensitivity of abnormal tandem gait testing in cerebellar disorders, more diffuse neurodegeneration, and peripheral pathologies. Tandem gait can be a useful marker of dysfunction in neurologic conditions whose pathologies extend beyond the vermis or vestibulocerebellar module to include interconnected networks throughout the nervous system.
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