TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Chapter 44. Gait Disorders
A1  - Sudarsky, Lewis
A2  - Watts, Ray L.
A2  - Standaert, David G.
A2  - Obeso, Jose A.
PY  - 2012
T2  - Movement Disorders, 3e
AB  - Gait  is  an  important  motor  function,  which  is  unconscious  and  automatic.  It  is  also  a  distinctive  attribute;  we  can  recognize  people  by  their  walk.1  Disorders  of  gait  are  common,  and  may  be  the  presenting  feature  of  neurologic  disease.  Reliable  estimates  of  prevalence  are  difficult  to  obtain,  as  there  are  no  standard  diagnostic  criteria.  In  a  study  from  Durham,  North  Carolina,  15%  of  volunteers  over  60  were  found  to  exhibit  some  abnormality  of  gait  on  neurologic  examination.2  In  the  East  Boston  Neighborhood  Health  Study,  a  degree  of  shuffling  or  difficulty  with  turns  was  noted  in  15%  of  the  population  aged  67–74,  29%  of  those  aged  75–84,  and  49%  of  the  population  aged  85  and  above.3  Gait  disorders  are  particularly  important  in  the  elderly  because  they  compromise  independence  and  contribute  to  the  risk  of  falls  and  injury.4,5  Our  job  as  a  neurologist  is  not  finished  until  the  gait  has  been  examined.  
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PB  - The McGraw-Hill Companies
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - neurology.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=55803999
ER  -