title: [Evaluating gait disorders in geriatrics].
abstract: Gait disorders in the elderly are a major cause of falls and accidents. They also interfere badly with the quality of life and the psychosocial well-being. The prevalence of these disorders is very high: 15% of the persons over 65 years and about 25% of those over 75 years suffer from gait disorders. The cause of gait disorders can be a specific disease, but in the elderly, multiple causes are much more frequent. In the elderly, the analysis of gait disorders consists not only of a diagnostic work-up, but also of a comprehensive geriatric and functional gait assessment. A minimal gait assessment includes a special clinical examination, an instrumental analysis of gait speed and a functional assessment of gait and balance by standard tests. In this article the relevant methods of a practical gait assessment are presented and some basic aspects of treatments are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Stadtspital Waid, Klinik für Geriatrie und Rehabilitation, Zürich.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bopp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Six
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D009460:Neurologic Examination / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Beurteilung der Gangstörungen in der Geriatrie.