Stroke is one of the most common causes of death and disability both in Poland and
around the world. Each year, 250 out of 100,000 people in Europe are diagnosed with
a disruption of cerebral perfusion in the form of stroke. In Poland, approximately
65,000-70,000 people are affected each year, with the incidence steadily increasing.
Stroke survivors suffer from impaired cognitive and motor functions. Moreover, they
exhibit severe gait pattern abnormalities, which together with balance disorders,
constitute the main factors increasing the risk of falls in this patient group. Therefore,
postural stability and gait assessments in these patients should be an important part
of every examination instead of being conducted only for the purposes of physical
rehabilitation. Currently, the most common method of postural stability assessment
both in the healthy and those affected with a disorder is posturography. The aim of
the study was to evaluate selected posturographic parameters in poststroke patients
before and after rehabilitation treatment.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: December 02, 2016
Accepted:
November 2,
2016
Received in revised form:
September 20,
2016
Received:
February 9,
2016
Identification
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2016.11.002
Copyright
© 2017 National Stroke Association. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
