 When they are younger, spastic diplegic individuals typically undergo gait analysis so that their clinicians can determine the best assistive devices for them, if any are necessary, such as a walker or crutches.The main difference between spastic diplegia and a normal gait pattern is its signature "scissor gait"—a style that some able-bodied people might tend to confuse with the effects of drunkenness, multiple sclerosis, or another nerve disease.The degree of spasticity in spastic diplegia (and, for that matter, other types of spastic CP) varies widely from person to person.