Alcoholic dementia is a brain disorder that can occur in people with alcohol use ... gait abnormalities: may include a wide-based, short-stepped gait and an inability to stand or move without ...

Gait issues often come with age and, when combined with alcohol — which can affect balance and cognition — put older adults ...

Alcohol is just that: an oxidant, says Suneel Kamath, ... People who have balance or gait problems and have taken falls ...

This study included 45 patients with chronic alcoholism — 9 women and 36 men ranging in age from twenty-eight to seventy-nine years — whose addiction had lasted for three to twenty-six years.

Ataxic gait can be a symptom of alcohol intoxication and will get better once you become sober. Some medications can cause an ataxic gait, as well. In more severe cases, ...