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

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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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