Characteristics of Gait in the Elderly: Normal vs. Abnormal.
- Author:
Jeong Ho PARK
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Author Information
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords: Gait; Aging; Pathology
- MeSH: Adult; Aged*; Aging; Classification; Gait*; Humans; Pathology
- From:Journal of the Korean Neurological Association 2017;35(Suppl):1-4
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
- Abstract: Human gait inevitably deteriorates with “physiologic” aging as well as age-related pathologic conditions particularly in the older adults. However, some of them maintain relatively normal gait pattern well into their 80s. The existence of “successful aging” group in terms of gait performance suggests that senile gait is no more a consequence of aging alone. Here, we discuss age-related change of gait to characterize gait in the elderly, and briefly review the classification system of gait disorders in the elderly.
