Senile gait. A distinct neurologic entity

Neurologic disease may result in a variety of different gait abnormalities. Senile gait is a distinct neurologic disorder and signs of dysfunction of major neuroanatomic systems are absent. The clinical picture is variable. Senile gait is not directly associated with dementing illness and its anatomic basis is unknown. It does not appear related to hydrocephalus. It is a specific clinical entity related to the degeneration of the nervous system. Further studies are needed to better understand this condition and to develop therapeutic approaches.