title: Gait failure.
abstract: Gait failure is a common presentation in the Emergency Department, and one that may herald an acute neurologic episode. This article reviews the mechanisms of gait failure, some of their causes, and the appropriate examination techniques for determining possible diagnoses.
authors: Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, West Roxbury, Massachusetts.
authors: L
authors: L
authors: Sudarsky
mesh_terms: D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000150:complications; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005684:Gait; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009069:Movement Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013118:Spinal Cord Diseases / Q000150:complications