Head stability during whole body movements in spastic diplegia

Head angular stability is essential for postural control in whole body movement. Using the opto-electronic ELITE system, we have studied head orientation during the movements of squatting from the standing position and straightening-up from the squatting position in 12 children with spastic diplegia...

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Published in:Brain & development (Tokyo. 1979) 2000-03, Vol.22 (2), p.99-101
Main Authors: Dan, Bernard, Bouillot, Ethel, Bengoetxea, Ana, Noël, Pierre, Kahn, André, Cheron, Guy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebral Palsy - physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Head Movements - physiology
Head stability
Headache. Facial pains. Syncopes. Epilepsia. Intracranial hypertension. Brain oedema. Cerebral palsy
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Leukomalacia, Periventricular - physiopathology
Medical sciences
Nervous system (semeiology, syndromes)
Neurology
Posture - physiology
Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular - physiology
Spastic diplegia
Visual referential
Visual-perceptual
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Summary:Head angular stability is essential for postural control in whole body movement. Using the opto-electronic ELITE system, we have studied head orientation during the movements of squatting from the standing position and straightening-up from the squatting position in 12 children with spastic diplegia and 12 age-matched controls. Although no instruction was given regarding the head, diplegic children consistently performed excessive neck flexion in the squatting movement and excessive hyperextension in the straightening-up movement, whereas normal children maintained the initial orientation throughout both movements. We discuss pathophysiological implications.
ISSN:0387-7604
1872-7131
DOI:10.1016/S0387-7604(99)00123-0