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What Can Cause Walking In A Straight Line?

Hello, i work at target and lately (within the last 24 hours) i have been having a problem walking. I will be wakling in a streight line and i will be fine. Although, when i turn i feel like part of me is still walking forward as i turn.. making me feel very weird.. whats wrong?
Mon, 27 Oct 2014
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Good morning Mr. or Ms. Targette Friendly Person or as I like to say, (TFP)....Ha!

I am Dr. Dariush Saghafi and am a neurologist from the Cleveland, Ohio region of the world. Your symptom is a bit of an odd one but could be a description of something referred to as vertigo which properly defined is that of a spinning sensation but in other contexts it could be any abnormal sense of movement that a person has. There is also an entity called BPPV or Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo which is commonly suggested when a person tells us that there is an odd sense of movement (especially VERTIGO) when there is a change in direction of the head. In your case, you're changing direction while walking.

You really would need a more thorough neurological examination and history taking to see what else could be going on in order to nail this thing down a bit more precisely. So long as you haven't fallen or hurt yourself suffered nausea, vomiting, or ringing in the ears recently then, this symptom may be benign and subside.

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Cheers to you TFP from Cleveland, OH!
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What Can Cause Walking In A Straight Line?

Good morning Mr. or Ms. Targette Friendly Person or as I like to say, (TFP)....Ha! I am Dr. Dariush Saghafi and am a neurologist from the Cleveland, Ohio region of the world. Your symptom is a bit of an odd one but could be a description of something referred to as vertigo which properly defined is that of a spinning sensation but in other contexts it could be any abnormal sense of movement that a person has. There is also an entity called BPPV or Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo which is commonly suggested when a person tells us that there is an odd sense of movement (especially VERTIGO) when there is a change in direction of the head. In your case, you re changing direction while walking. You really would need a more thorough neurological examination and history taking to see what else could be going on in order to nail this thing down a bit more precisely. So long as you haven t fallen or hurt yourself suffered nausea, vomiting, or ringing in the ears recently then, this symptom may be benign and subside. If you feel this information is useful to you would you consider giving a STAR rating to the response I ve given? This would be greatly appreciated. Also, if you d like to ask me any other questions directly I d be happy to answer them. Use the following web address to ask me a DIRECT QUERY question at your leisure: http://doctor.healthcaremagic.com/Funnel?page=askDoctorDirectly&docId=68474 Cheers to you TFP from Cleveland, OH!