Abasia

Abasia (from Greek: a-, without and basis, step) is the inability to walk due to impaired muscle coordination. The American Heritage Medical Dictionary defines abasia as "Inability to walk due to impaired muscular coordination.a"

The term covers a spectrum of medical disorders such as:


 * choreic abasia: caused by chorea of the legs
 * paralytic abasia: caused by paralysis of the leg muscles
 * spastic abasia: caused by spastic stiffening of the leg muscles
 * trembling abasia: caused by trembling of the legs

Abasia is frequently accompanied by astasis, an inability to stand.

An associated term is dysbasia, a partial abasia