Balance control in hemiparetic stroke patients: main tools for evaluation.
Balance problems in hemiparetic patients after stroke can be caused by different impairments in the physiological systems involved in postural control, including sensory afferents, movement strategies, biomechanical constraints, cognitive processing, and perception of verticality. Balance impairments and disabilities must be appropriately addressed. This article reviews the most common balance abnormalities in hemiparetic patients with stroke and the main tools used to diagnose them.
de Oliveira
Clarissa Barros
CB
Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil. cla-oliveira@uol.com.br
de Medeiros
Italo Roberto Torres
IR
Frota
Norberto Anizio Ferreira
NA
Greters
Mário Edvin
ME
Conforto
Adriana B
AB
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001696:Biomechanical Phenomena; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007699:Kinesthesis / Q000502:physiology; D010291:Paresis / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004856:Postural Balance / Q000502:physiology*; D000071939:Stroke Rehabilitation