Day, Brian L.

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.

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Gait disorders
Equilibrium (Physiology)
Falls (Accidents)
Nervous system - Diseases
Postural Balance
Gait Disorders, Neurologic - physiopathology

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