Gait Disorders

Another indispensable edition in The Most Common Complaints series, GAIT DISORDERS will help physicians determine the causes behind different types of gait disorders and enable them to prescribe the correct treatments or refer patients to the appropriate specialists. This practical handbook covers all possible causes, including neurolgic illness, lesions to the peripheral or central nervous system, psychogenic disturbances, or orthopedic problems. As gait disorders are common and the wrong treatment can exacerbate the disorder, this book is a must-have for any physician.

Telegraphic coverage of physiology and pathophysiology

Covers all the myriad causes of gait disorders

Concise, clinical, and geared toward the non-specialist

Michael Ronthal, MB, Associate Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Boston; Senior Neurologist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA