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What Causes Difficulty In Walking And Forgetfulness?

Hi my dad age 70 has been falling down for the past few months several times a week. If he squats he can t get back up he says he feet won t go under him to get him back up. So he crawls to something and pulls himself up then he can stand. He must walk slowly. So he doesn t loose his footing. I have also noticed that he is forgetful. He has had liver and kidney tests ran they looked ok. He had a MRI and has been treated twice with a epidural in his back which aren t working. He has a appointment in July with neurologist. What could it be?
Sat, 28 Nov 2015
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slowing & difficulty in walking with falls with forgetfullness can occur in few neurodegenerative disease like dementia specifically- parkinsons disease, multiple system atrophy, cortical basal degeneration. though there may be many more cause like peripheral neuropathy associated with few dementias. You need to get neurologist consultation.
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What Causes Difficulty In Walking And Forgetfulness?

slowing & difficulty in walking with falls with forgetfullness can occur in few neurodegenerative disease like dementia specifically- parkinsons disease, multiple system atrophy, cortical basal degeneration. though there may be many more cause like peripheral neuropathy associated with few dementias. You need to get neurologist consultation.