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Walking is a highly refined, remarkable, and automatic skill of humans we all take for granted. The basic reflex for walking, which is probably located in the spinal cord, is present at birth. Parents, relatives, and friends are all very pleased, excited, and proud when an infant takes the first steps. At the other end of the time spectrum, abnormalities of gait and falling tend to be problems of the elderly. Disorders of gait and mobility are second only to impaired mental function as the most frequent neurologic effects of aging.
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Rubino, F.A. (2000). Gait Disorders: Recognition of Classic Types. In: Adler, C.H., Ahlskog, J.E. (eds) Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press, Totowa, NJ. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59259-410-8_33
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