[Evaluation of the treatment of vestibular disorders in children with computerized dynamic posturography: preliminary results].
OBJECTIVE
This study aimed at evaluating dynamic posturography as an evaluation method in children with balance problems due to peripheral vestibulopathy, before and after treatment with vestibular rehabilitation, establishing its correlation with classical clinical evaluation.


METHODS
Ten children (six boys and four girls) with vestibular symptoms of peripheral origin were evaluated through a complete clinical history and with dynamic computerized posturography after being treated by vestibular rehabilitation therapy. Posturographic data were analyzed and compared to standard clinical evaluation parameters.


RESULTS
Dynamic posturography showed a significant improvement of condition 1 (orthostatic position, fixed support and open eyes) and 5 (orthostatic position, sway-referenced support and closed eyes) of the vestibular function and of the composite balance score. The data showed significant correlation with the clinical improvement observed. A significant reduction of proprioceptive influence was also observed.


CONCLUSIONS
Data showed that the dynamic posturography adds important quantitative information to the conventional clinical evaluation of vestibular symptoms, especially in children.
D002648:Child; D003936:Diagnosis, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D004856:Postural Balance; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012678:Sensation Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D014724:Vestibular Function Tests / Q000295:instrumentation*