"Fear of falling" gait: A potentially reversible psychogenic gait disorder

Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 171-172

  Kurlan, Roger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly women; Fear of falling; Gait disorder; Psychogenic

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EDUCATION; FALLING; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOGENIC GAIT DISORDER; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUGGESTION;

AGED; ANXIETY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEAR; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; PAROXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS;

EID: 26044455109     PISSN: 15433633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.wnn.0000163577.92515.11     Document Type: Article

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