[nathanbedford]

The accompanying photo of Joe Biden walking away from the lectern brings to mind a video I saw yesterday of Biden walking away from Marine 1 that caught my attention because of the peculiar manner of his gait. He walked in an odd way raising his knees more than necessary in a style that was different but still analogous to the gate of a victim of Korsakoff's syndrome.

I went to Google and found that there is a strong correlation between dementia and Alzheimer's and a compromised way of walking. Typically, the victim shuffles but Biden is not shuffling but "high-stepping" perhaps to avoid the appearance of shuffling. The research also shows that the victim tends to walk with his head down peering at the ground rather than with his chin up looking at the horizon. I let the observer judge for himself.

Perhaps Biden is further advanced in his dementia than we suspect, perhaps he will suffer a more debilitating stroke than the aneurysms he has already sustained or perhaps he will simply give way to a general malaise of dementia and resign.

Perhaps.

What is the over/under on Biden serving out his term?

[nuconvert]

“Typically, the victim shuffles but Biden is not shuffling but “high-stepping” perhaps to avoid the appearance of shuffling”

I’ve noticed his gait also. He does both. I noticed him looking more like he’s marching when he walked on the lawn leaving Marine 1. But after his last speech, he looked more like he shuffled out of the room.

[Colinsky]

Korsakoff syndrome is often due to deterioration of the hippocampus area of the brain, where short-term memory is converted into long-term memory. Often seen in cases of severe alcoholism.