Normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is one of the few reversible causes of dementia in older adults and accounts for approximately 6% of all dementias. The cardinal sign of NPH is a hypokinetic gait ...

Gait changes – especially slowed gait – are an early marker of dementia and should factor into routine cognitive function testing, say the editors of a recent supplement to the Journal of Alzheimer’s ...

Parkinson's disease patients who experience freezing of gait (a sudden inability to initiate or continue movement, often resulting in a fall) wake up several times during the night, feel sleepy during ...

Gait disorders manifest themselves in various ways. In many cases, pathological gait patterns are actually accompanying effects or can even be symptomatic of an underlying disease. For this reason, ...

Gait disorders manifest themselves in various ways: One walks with small tripping steps, another drags a leg while walking. In one case, a foot does not roll over the sole of the foot, and in another, ...

"Gait variability" is a term used to describe stride-to-stride fluctuations in timing and distance traversed as someone walks. Source: Hamsterfreund/Pixabay Key points: New research into the ...

Ruskin Bond has been hospitalised in Dehradun after he complained of extreme discomfort in his leg. According to doctors, the 90-year-old best-selling author is currently undergoing treatment under ...

TOULOUSE, France, & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--REEV, a pioneering medical technology startup developing intelligent, lightweight wearable robotics, on Tuesday announced a $9.2 million funding round to ...

The way you walk, something you likely perform automatically thousands of times daily, contains a wealth of information about your overall health. Gait analysis, once primarily the domain of elite ...

Risk factors for NPH include hypertension and diabetes. Krauss et al. (1996) cite a significant association between NPH and arterial hypertension. In addition, the investigators found a positive ...