Prevalence and Severity of Gait Disorders in Alzheimer's and Non‐Alzheimer's Dementias

Objectives: To compare the prevalence, severity, and type of gait and balance disorders in Alzheimer's disease (AD), vascular dementia (VaD), Parkinson's disease with dementia (PDD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Parkinson's disease without dementia (PD), and age‐matched controls.

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