05.01.2022 | Letter to the Editors
Self-reported postural symptoms predict vestibular dysfunction and falls in patients with multi-sensory impairment
verfasst von:
Emily Bennett, Sarah Holmes, Nehzat Koohi, Saiful Islam, Matthew Bancroft, Amanda Male, Michael G. Hanna, Robert D. S. Pitceathly, Diego Kaski
Erschienen in:
Journal of Neurology
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Ausgabe 5/2022
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Excerpt
Postural control is regulated by a highly complex system of efferent and afferent pathways of the central nervous system. Interactions between the vestibular system, cerebellum, cerebral cortex and reticular formation are integrated with inputs from the exteroceptors, visual receptors and proprioceptors to maintain postural control. In many neurological disease states, postural control may be compromised, particularly in those with sensory impairment [
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