This volume is the most comprehensive and current reference on gait disorders in the elderly, in younger adults, and in children. Coverage includes 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 lobes

Table of Contents

Basic Mechanisms Investigational Methods Principles of Gait Disorders Disorders of Sensory Systems, Balance, and Coordination Gait in Parkinson's and Related Disorders Higher-Level Gait Disorders Pharmacotherapy Surgery Transdisciplinary Approach to Gait Disorders in Craniocerebral Trauma, Brain Injury, and Stroke Gait Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease, Gait Apraxia,and Huntington's Disease Index