Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1009-1015 , August 2007

Changes in Postural Control in Hemiplegic Patients After Stroke Performing a Dual Task

  • Laurent Bensoussan, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Public Hospital System of Marseilles, University Hospital la Timone, Marseilles, France
    • CSAM, Human Movement Laboratory, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Pavia, and Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Laurent Bensoussan, MD, Fédération de Médecine Physique et de Réadaptation, CHU Timone, 264 rue Saint-Pierre, 13005 Marseille, France
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  • Jean-Michel Viton, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Public Hospital System of Marseilles, University Hospital la Timone, Marseilles, France
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  • Marco Schieppati, MD

      Affiliations

    • CSAM, Human Movement Laboratory, Salvatore Maugeri Foundation, Scientific Institute of Pavia, and Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Human Physiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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  • Hervé Collado, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Public Hospital System of Marseilles, University Hospital la Timone, Marseilles, France
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  • Virginie Milhe de Bovis, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Public Hospital System of Marseilles, University Hospital la Timone, Marseilles, France
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  • Serge Mesure, PhD, PT

      Affiliations

    • Movement and Perception, UMR 6152, Faculty of Sport Science, Marseilles, France.
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  • Alain Delarque, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Faculty of Medicine, University of the Mediterranean, Public Hospital System of Marseilles, University Hospital la Timone, Marseilles, France

  • Image Result

    Body (A) sway area and (B) sway path in healthy subjects and hemiplegic patients for the EO, EO-AT, and EC conditions. *P<.05, significant difference between healthy and hemiplegic subjects for each c

    Body (A) sway area and (B) sway path in healthy subjects and hemiplegic patients for the EO, EO-AT, and EC conditions. *P<.05, significant difference between healthy and hemiplegic subjects for each condition.

  • Image Result
    Effect of age on dual-task condition in postural control for body (A) sway area and (B) sway path.

    Effect of age on dual-task condition in postural control for body (A) sway area and (B) sway path.

  • Image Result
    Comparison between left hemiplegic patients and right hemiplegic patients for body (A) sway area and (B) sway path.

    Comparison between left hemiplegic patients and right hemiplegic patients for body (A) sway area and (B) sway path.

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    Body weight distribution on each lower limb in all hemiplegic patients, and separately in left hemiplegic patients and in right hemiplegic patients. *P<.05, significant difference between the hemipleg

    Body weight distribution on each lower limb in all hemiplegic patients, and separately in left hemiplegic patients and in right hemiplegic patients. *P<.05, significant difference between the hemiplegic side and sound side.

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PII: S0003-9993(07)00352-8

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.05.009

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 88, Issue 8 , Pages 1009-1015 , August 2007

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