title: Differences in standing balance between patients with diplegic and hemiplegic cerebral palsy.
abstract: Maintaining standing postural balance is important for walking and handling abilities in patients with cerebral palsy. This study included 23 patients with cerebral palsy (seven with spastic diplegia and 16 with spastic hemiplegia), aged from 7 to 16 years of age. Standing posture balance measurements were performed using an AMTI model OR6-7 force platform with the eyes open and closed. Patients with diplegic cerebral palsy exhibited greater center of pressure displacement areas with the eyes open and greater center of pressure sway in the medial-lateral direction with the eyes open and closed compared with hemiplegic patients. Thus, diplegic patients exhibited weaker postural balance control ability and less standing stability compared with hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human Motor Control, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Valeska Gatica
authors.initials: VG
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Human Motor Control, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Guillermo Méndez
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Rebolledo
authors.affiliation: School of Kinesiology, University Santo Tomas, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Eduardo Guzman
authors.initials: EG
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.affiliation: Student School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Natalia Ibarra
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Cortés
authors.affiliation: Student School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile.
authors.forename: Caterine Berrios
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Gaete
authors.affiliation: Program in Medical Sciences, University of the Frontera, Temuco, Chile.
authors.forename: Carlos Manterola
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Delgado
keywords: center of pressure; cerebral palsy; children; diplegia; grants-supported paper; hemiplegia; neural regeneration; neuroregeneration; postural balance; postural control