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Higher level gait disorders

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This short review is derived from the contributions of the authors at a meeting on gait disorders and higher mental function held in Madrid in February 2006 and is submitted at the request of the meeting convenor, Dr N Giladi.

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Thompson, P., Nutt, J. Higher level gait disorders. J Neural Transm 114, 1305–1307 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-007-0749-x

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