Scissor gait is seen in what patients

Scissor gait is one of the common symptoms of cerebral palsy, caused by brain damage due to asphyxia during delivery or congenital developmental abnormalities, infection, etc. It is a manifestation of spastic paralysis. The clinical manifestations are increased muscle tone in the lower limbs of the patient’s limbs, hyperactive tendon reflexes, hip flexion, internal retraction, internal rotation, foot drop, inversion, and walking with both knees rubbing against each other or even with legs completely crossed, showing a typical scissor-like gait. Most of the scissor gait is caused by brain underdevelopment, and newborns also show scissor-like gait after ischemic and hypoxic encephalopathy. Therefore, once a child is found to have abnormal gait during growth and development, he or she should go to a neurologist for professional evaluation and reasonable treatment to minimize sequelae that may affect future growth and development.