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A Survey Study of 50 Patients

Lewis Sudarsky, MD; Michael Ronthal, MD

Arch Neurol. 1983;40(12):740-743.

Abstract
• A series of 50 patients (mean age, 79.5 years) were examined for undiagnosed gait disorders. A single causal diagnosis was made in 56% (28) of the patients. Myelopathy from cervical spine disease was a common cause in 16% (eight patients). Eighteen percent (nine patients) had multiple sensory disorders. Sixteen percent (eight patients) had an idiopathic senile gait disorder, as defined by failure to establish other causes. Twenty-four percent (12 patients) had disorders for which effective primary therapy was available. As a group, patients with gait disorders had ventricular enlargement by computed tomography, when compared with age-matched controls.

Author Affiliations
From the Neurology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Centers, West Roxbury and Brockton, Mass (Dr Sudarsky), and the Neurological Unit, Beth Israel Hospital (Drs Sudarsky and Ronthal) and the Neurology Section, Brigham and Women's Hospital (Dr Sudarsky), Boston.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication March 3, 1983.

Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Medical Center, 1400 VFW Pkwy, West Roxbury, MA 02132 (Dr Sudarsky)

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