“…Functional impairment of equilibrium is often accompanied with exaggerated compensatory maneuvers such as putting the arms out ('tightrope walking'), or marked reduction in the step height and stride length ('walking on ice') [44]. These following signs have a high specificity (between 94 and 100%): momentary fluctuations of stance and gait, excessive slowness or hesitation, psychogenic Romberg test, uneconomic postures, 'walking on ice,' and sudden buckling of the knees [8,45]. 'Huffing and puffing' signs (huffing, grimacing, and breath holding while walking) were present in 44% of patients with functional gait disorders, but minimal or absent in organic gait disorder, yielding 89-100% specificity [46].…”