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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 75:196-201 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2002.008805
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Walking difficulties in patients with Alzheimer’s disease might originate from gait apraxia

Table 3

Published reports of cases of gait apraxia in patients with degenerative and progressive paralysis caused by cerebral diseases

Author, year Case Age (years) Sex Localisation
*No necropsy report available.
F, frontal, F1, F2, F3: first, second, and third frontal gyri; L, left hemisphere; nr, not reported; R, right hemisphere.
Bonfiglio, 190863 LS 60 M Brain atrophy (neurosyphilis, endoarteritis of Heubner artery)
Gerstmann & Schilder, 192614 JM 41 M Dementia*
Kleist, 193446 ZG 67, nr FM Pick’s disease, L>R, predominantly F1, F2, F3; brain atrophy, predominantly F bilateral
Lange, 193664 nr nr nr Pick’s disease, predominantly F, R>L
Meyer & Barron, 196013 2 68 M Neurosyphilis, F bilateral atrophy
Petrovici, 196856 AC 56 W Pick’s disease, L>R, predominantly F
Rataj & Korohoda, 196965 LP 49 M Parkinson plus
Tyrell, 199416 1 70 W Dementia*, hypometabolism (PET) bilateral medial F1 + cingulum.
Rossor et al, 199961 2 69 W Alzheimer’s disease + corticobasal dementia, hypometabolism (PET) bilateral medial F1 + cingulum.

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