This volume is the most comprehensive and current reference on gait disorders in the elderly, in younger adults, and in children. Coverageincludes basic mechanisms, diagnostic tests, specific clinical syndromes, pharmacological and surgical therapies, and rehabilitation. Major portions of the book focus on gait disturbances characteristic of specific diseases, including extrapyramidal disorders, Huntington; 's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, vascular disorders, cerebellar dysfunction, brain injury, dementia and attentional disturbance, and diseases of the frontal labes.
This volume is the most comprehensive and current reference on gait disorders in the elderly, in younger adults, and in children. Coverageincludes basic mechanisms, diagnostic tests, specific clinical syndromes, pharmacological and surgical therapies, and rehabilitation. Major portions of the book focus on gait disturbances characteristic of specific diseases, including extrapyramidal disorders, Huntington; 's disease, Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, vascular disorders, cerebellar dysfunction, brain injury, dementia and attentional disturbance, and diseases of the frontal labes.