Should we speculate? It would be wrong not to:
Trump appears to be dragging his right leg around in this clip from his visit to a lab in North Carolina on Monday pic.twitter.com/LIJiIIRrLU— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) July 28, 2020
Please speculate:
First symptom of dementia with a relative of mine.— LizzyF101 (@lizzyf101) July 28, 2020
He has foot drop, probable left cerebral stroke. Does weird things with his right arm too. I bet he usually wears a braceAFO...— Princess of Whales (@SmotherEinstein) July 28, 2020
This appears to be the residuals of a stroke. Hemiparesis causes muscle weakness in the legs, arms, hands. Which could explain inability to hold a cup.— Forever44 (@ForeverFor44) July 28, 2020
Strokes patients are more likely to suffer from dementia, hence the cognitive testing.
I’m a physical therapist.— VeryBadGerman🍺 🚨Unstable if genius tweets🚨 (@Speed_Peete) July 28, 2020
It’s called a circumduction,people do it when they can’t lift their leg high enough to gain the height for the swing forward,mostly bc the nervus peroneaus is not working properly,either bc a lack of blood circulation or a stroke.
Just guessing!
It’s called hemiplegic gait. He can’t clear his foot through a normal arc because he has a foot drop, so he circumducts his hip (swings around instead of through). Couple that with his right arm weakness (water glass), and it’s pretty clear he had a left-sided stroke.— Marc (@MarcBElliott) July 28, 2020
Let's see if the stellar Beltway media picks up on this and investigates fully. Nah, just kidding!
Check out hemplegia gait. Foot drop, circumduction, hand weakness on the same side, can reflect lesion in pyramidal tract. "Spastic Hemiplegic Gait
ReplyDeleteHemiplegia typically results from disruption of the corticospinal tract above the medulla. Tone is often increased, and posture is characterized by leg extension or slight knee flexion. Hemiplegic gait includes impaired natural swing at the hip and knee with leg circumduction. The pelvis is often tilted upward on the involved side to permit adequate circumduction. With ambulation, the leg moves forward and then swings back toward the midline in a circular movement. The heel-walking exercise is impaired as the patient scuffs the lateral sole and the toe of the shoe while dragging the foot.
The affected leg bears weight for less time than the normal leg during ambulation. The expected rhythmic reciprocal swing of the arm with the stance phase of the opposite leg is absent. Dystonia rather than spasticity should be considered if the arm is held behind the plane of the body on a routine basis." https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/hemiplegic-gait#:~:text=Spastic%20Hemiplegic%20Gait&text=Hemiplegic%20gait%20includes%20impaired%20natural,side%20to%20permit%20adequate%20circumduction.&text=The%20expected%20rhythmic%20reciprocal%20swing,the%20opposite%20leg%20is%20absent.
A less extreme explanation, which also accounts for the strange, stomach-forward way he stands, and his trouble navigating ramps or slippery surfaces: He is wearing lifts in his shoes which are as high as he can get away with, which causes his weird posture and means he is always in danger of his shoes coming off.
ReplyDeleteIf it was a stroke, it was pretty useless. Come on all ye gawds i trust you and all. We are truly sorry. I thought we had a relationship but it's just not working out.
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