Citation

Ronthal M. Med. Clin. North Am. 2019; 103(2): 203-213.

Affiliation

Department of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 330 Brookline Avenue, Boston, MA 02215, USA. Electronic address: mronthal@bidmc.harvard.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.mcna.2018.10.010

PMID

30704677

Abstract

Gait disorders in the elderly may be based on a neurologic deficit at multiples levels, or may be secondary to nonneurologic causes. The physiology and pathophysiology of gait problems are reviewed and bedside examination and investigative tools are discussed. The reader will have an excellent working knowledge of the subject and will know how to diagnose and treat gait disorders and falls.

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Language: en

Keywords

Bedside diagnosis; Elderly gait disorders; Falls; Gait physiology