Clinical characteristics of elderly patients with a cautious gait of unknown origin

To evaluate and systematically characterize a group of older adults with disturbed gait of unknown origin. Cross-sectional study. Outpatient clinic in a movement disorders unit. Twenty-five patients (mean age 78.4 years) with a disturbed gait of unknown origin were compared with twenty-eight age mat...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of neurology 2005-03, Vol.252 (3), p.300-306
Hauptverfasser:	GILADI, Nir, HERMAN, Talia, REIDER-GROSWASSER, Irith I, GUREVICH, Tanya, HAUSDORFF, Jeffrey M
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Aged, 80 and over Biological and medical sciences Case-Control Studies Cognition - physiology Cross-Sectional Studies Demography Diagnostic Imaging - methods Female Gait - physiology Geriatric Assessment Humans Injuries of the nervous system and the skull. Diseases due to physical agents Male Medical sciences Mental Status Schedule - statistics & numerical data Movement Disorders - etiology Movement Disorders - pathology Movement Disorders - physiopathology Multiple sclerosis and variants. Guillain barré syndrome and other inflammatory polyneuropathies. Leukoencephalitis Neurology Neuropsychological Tests - statistics & numerical data Psychomotor Performance Risk Factors Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
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Zusammenfassung:	To evaluate and systematically characterize a group of older adults with disturbed gait of unknown origin. Cross-sectional study. Outpatient clinic in a movement disorders unit. Twenty-five patients (mean age 78.4 years) with a disturbed gait of unknown origin were compared with twenty-eight age matched "healthy" controls (mean age 78.2). Detailed medical history, geriatric and neurological assessments. Patients walked more slowly (P
ISSN:	0340-5354 1432-1459
DOI:	10.1007/s00415-005-0641-2