Human Gait and Aging Quiz

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What is a sensitive marker of general health and survival in older adults?

Mood

Preferred walking speed (correct)

Personality

Sociocultural factors

Which factor is essential for safe walking?

Personality

Intact cognition and executive control (correct)

Age

Polypharmacy

What could an acute onset of a gait disorder indicate?

Parkinsonism

Sensory ataxia due to polyneuropathy

Cerebrovascular or other acute lesion in the nervous system (correct)

Hip osteoarthritis

Which condition is among the most common neurological causes of gait disorders?

Sensory ataxia due to polyneuropathy Signup and view all the answers

What is a common non-neurological cause of gait disorders?

Hip and knee osteoarthritis Signup and view all the answers

What does gait disorder lead to, according to the text?

Loss of personal freedom, falls, and injuries Signup and view all the answers

What can be considered a sensitive marker of general health and survival in older adults?

Preferred walking speed Signup and view all the answers

What may an acute onset of a gait disorder indicate?

Cerebrovascular or other acute lesion in the nervous system Signup and view all the answers

What is a common non-neurological cause of gait disorders?

Hip and knee osteoarthritis Signup and view all the answers

Which factor is essential for safe walking?

Intact cognition and executive control Signup and view all the answers

What influences the individual gait pattern according to the text?

Age, personality, mood, and sociocultural factors Signup and view all the answers

Which condition is among the most common neurological causes of gait disorders?

Parkinsonism Signup and view all the answers

What increases from 10% in people aged 60–69 years to more than 60% in community dwelling subjects aged over 80 years?

The prevalence of gait disorders Signup and view all the answers

Human Gait and Aging Quiz

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What is a sensitive marker of general health and survival in older adults?

Which factor is essential for safe walking?

What could an acute onset of a gait disorder indicate?

Which condition is among the most common neurological causes of gait disorders?

What is a common non-neurological cause of gait disorders?

What does gait disorder lead to, according to the text?

What can be considered a sensitive marker of general health and survival in older adults?

What may an acute onset of a gait disorder indicate?

What is a common non-neurological cause of gait disorders?

Which factor is essential for safe walking?

What influences the individual gait pattern according to the text?

Which condition is among the most common neurological causes of gait disorders?

What increases from 10% in people aged 60–69 years to more than 60% in community dwelling subjects aged over 80 years?

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