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 ...

Celebrated Indian author Ruskin Bond, known for his timeless stories rooted in the hills of Mussoorie, has been hospitalised at the age of 91 due to a gait disorder, according to recent media reports.

Renowned author Ruskin Bond has been hospitalised in Dehradun due to leg discomfort, and is currently undergoing treatment under medical supervision. According to his closed ones, one of his legs has ...

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, ...

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 ...

How does your gait—or how you walk—relate to your brain health? Considerably, says Dr. Farwa Ali, a Mayo Clinic neurologist who specializes in movement disorders. Assessing a person's gait can offer ...

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 ...

Gait analysis reveals brain, nerve, muscle, or joint issues through walking patterns Unsteady gait may indicate ataxia from stroke, vestibular, or neurological disorders Short, shuffling steps often ...

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 ...