[Gait disorders in the elderly].
Falls are frequent in the elderly and are responsible for an increased morbi-mortality. The elderly who has a tendency to fall is at higher risk of repeated hospitalisation and of institutionalisation. A link between cognitive and gait disorders is put forward by several recent studies. This paper is concerned with the various gait abnormalities encountered in the elderly, especially seriale gait, and the means to detect them.
Warzee
E
E
Service de Gériatrie, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgique. ewarzee@chu.ulg.ac.be
Petermans
J
J
D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D003704:Dementia / Q000503:physiopathology; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology; D005684:Gait / Q000502:physiology*; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000517:prevention & control; D006801:Humans; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology; D011597:Psychomotor Performance / Q000502:physiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016138:Walking / Q000502:physiology