When a patient walks into a clinic,the nurse notes a gait that is uncoordinated,stiff,and jerky.The patient is dragging a foot across the floor in a semicircle.What type of gait does this demonstrate?
A) spastic hemiplegia gait of cerebral palsy
B) festinating gait of Parkinson's disease
C) scissors gait of multiple sclerosis
D) antalgic gait of degenerative joint disease of the hip
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