title: Balance control in hemiparetic stroke patients: main tools for evaluation.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Hospital das Clínicas, São Paulo University, São Paulo, Brazil. cla-oliveira@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Clarissa Barros
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: de Oliveira
authors.forename: Italo Roberto Torres
authors.initials: IR
authors.lastname: de Medeiros
authors.forename: Norberto Anizio Ferreira
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Frota
authors.forename: Mário Edvin
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Greters
authors.forename: Adriana B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Conforto
mesh_terms: 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