Gait stability in ambulant children with cerebral palsy during dual tasks

The aim of this cross-sectional study was to measure the effect of dual tasks on gait stability in ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to typically developing (TD) children. The children of the CP (n = 20) and TD groups (n = 20) walked first without a dual task, then while counting f...

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Published in:PloS one 2022-06, Vol.17 (6), p.e0270145-e0270145
Main Authors: Wist, Sophie, Carcreff, Lena, Bruijn, Sjoerd M, Allali, Gilles, Newman, Christopher J, Fluss, Joel, Armand, Stéphane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age
Animals
Biology and Life Sciences
Cerebral palsied children
Cerebral palsy
Children
Children with disabilities
Cognitive ability
Cognitive tasks
Diagnosis
Falls
Feet
Fruits
Gait
Health aspects
Laboratories
Medicine and Health Sciences
Naming
Optoelectronics
Paralysis
People and Places
Physiological aspects
Placement
Social Sciences
Stability
Walking
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Summary:The aim of this cross-sectional study was to measure the effect of dual tasks on gait stability in ambulant children with cerebral palsy (CP) compared to typically developing (TD) children. The children of the CP (n = 20) and TD groups (n = 20) walked first without a dual task, then while counting forward and finally while alternatively naming fruits and animals (DT.sub.f/a). They then completed the same cognitive exercises while sitting comfortably. We calculated the distance between the foot placement estimator (FPE) and the real foot placement in the anterior direction (D.sub.FPE AP) and in the mediolateral direction (D.sub.FPE ML) as a measure of gait stability, in a gait laboratory using an optoelectronic system. Cognitive scores were computed. Comparisons within and between groups were analysed with linear mixed models. The dual task had a significant effect on the CP group in D.sub.FPE AP and D.sub.FPE ML. The CP group was more affected than the TD group during dual task in the D.sub.FPE ML. Children in both groups showed significant changes in gait stability during dual tasks.
ISSN:1932-6203
1932-6203
DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0270145