@article{ref1,
title="Evaluating gait disorders in geriatrics",
journal="Therapeutische Umschau Revue Therapeutique",
year="1991",
author="Bopp, I. and Six, Patrick",
volume="48",
number="5",
pages="293-300",
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.<p /> <p>Language: de</p>",
language="de",
issn="0040-5930",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}