Sudarsky L
Department of Neurology (127), VA Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital, 150 South Huntington Avenue, Boston, MA 02130, USA.
Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2001 Jul;1(4):350-6. doi: 10.1007/s11910-001-0089-4.
Gait disorders are important because of their prevalence, particularly among the elderly, and the associated risk of falls and injury. Neural networks that organize locomotion and maintain balance are briefly reviewed. Gait disorders can be classified based on observational features or by etiology. Several common disorders are discussed in more detail. Recent progress includes use of botulinum toxin for spastic gait in cerebral palsy, neurosurgical treatment of Parkinson's disease, and newer rehabilitation approaches to gait and balance training.
步态障碍因其普遍性，尤其是在老年人中，以及与之相关的跌倒和受伤风险而显得重要。本文简要回顾了组织运动和维持平衡的神经网络。步态障碍可根据观察特征或病因进行分类。文中更详细地讨论了几种常见的障碍。近期进展包括肉毒杆菌毒素用于治疗脑瘫的痉挛性步态、帕金森病的神经外科治疗，以及步态和平衡训练的新康复方法。
