proprioceptive impairment

Etiology

• fatigue
• rapid growth, adolescence
• rapid weight gain, anabolic steroids
• rapid weight loss, liposuction
• habituation to a continuously present stimulus
• overdose of vitamin B6 (reversible)
• vitamin B12 deficiency
• phantom limb syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome

Clinical manifestations

• gait ataxia
  • possible steppage gait
  • wide-based, unsteady, uncoordinated gait, especially without vision
  • may adopt foot slap to increase sensory feedback

More general terms

• sensory impairment