Parkinsonian gait
![Typical posture of a person with Parkinson's Disease.
Illustration of the Parkinson disease by Sir William Richard Gowers from A Manual of Diseases of the Nervous System in 1886](/Images/godic/202501/13/Sir_William_Richard_Gowers_Parkinson_Disease_sketch_18862844.jpg")
![Parkinson's disease patient showing a flexed walking posture pictured in 1892. Photo appeared in Nouvelle Iconographie de la Salpètrière, vol. 5.](/Images/godic/202501/13/Paralysis_agitans-Male_Parkinson's_victim-18922844.jpg")
![L-dopa(activates D1 receptor) most widely used drug for Parkinson's treatment](/Images/godic/202501/13/Levodopa2844.png")
![Metronome used to deliver rhythmic auditory klcues for Parkinsons disease patients](/Images/godic/202501/13/Digital_metronome_22844.jpg")
Parkinsonian gait (or festinating gait, from Latin festinare [to hurry]) is the type of gait exhibited by patients suffering from Parkinson's disease (PD). This disorder is caused by a deficiency of dopamine in the basal ganglia circuit leading to motor deficits. Gait is one of the most affected motor characteristics of this disorder although symptoms of Parkinson's disease are varied.