Balance, gait and falls
- Amsterdam Elsevier 2018
- xvi, 432 p. 2018
- Handbook of clinical neurology Vol.159 .
Contents
Section I. Basic aspects. Sensorimotor anatomy of gait, balance and falls Sensory integration for human balance control Gravity estimation and verticality perception Sensorimotor control of standing balance Balance Perturbations Voluntary steps and gait initiation Gait Gait adaptability Ecology of Falls Section II. Clinical aspects. Ageing Parkinson’s disease Falls in frontotemporal dementia and related syndromes Stroke Dystonia Balance, gait and falls in multiple sclerosis Gait, balance and falls in Huntington disease Cerebellar ataxia Tremor Dementia Cerebral palsy Poliomyelitis Motor neurone disease Brainstem lesions and gait Balance, gait and falls in spinal cord injury Disorders of the inner ear balance organs and their pathways Peripheral nerve disease Functional (psychogenic) gait disorder: Diagnosis and management.