title: Gait disturbances.
abstract: Walking is a complex motor skill and is governed by a number of interlinked pathways from the cortex above to the muscles below. The author outlines some of the important features in the history and examination of the patient with a gait disorder.
authors.affiliation: Berry Road Medical Centre, St Leonards, New South Wales.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Joffe
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D009460:Neurologic Examination; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis