<unk>  is a gait (method of walking or running) where the toes of the first foot touch the heel of the next one at each step. Neurologists sometimes ask patients to walk in a straight line using<unk>  as a test to help diagnose ataxia, especially truncal ataxia, because sufferers of these disorders will have an unsteady gait. However, the results are not definitive, because many disorders or problems can cause unsteady gait (such as vision difficulties and problems with the motor neurons or associative cortex). Therefore, inability to walk correctly in<unk>  does not prove the presence of ataxia. Profoundly affected<unk>  with no other perceptible deficits is a defining feature of posterior vermal split syndrome. Suspects may also be asked to perform a<unk>  walk during the "walk and turn" part of a field sobriety test.
Tandem gait
Gluteal gait
Scissor gait
Stomping gait
Steppage gait
Spastic gait
Magnetic gait
Antalgic gait