Neural Regeneration Research ›› 2013, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (26): 2478-2483.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1673-5374.2013.26.009

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Differences in standing balance between patients with diplegic and hemiplegic cerebral palsy

Valeska Gatica Rojas1, Guillermo Méndez Rebolledo2, Eduardo Guzman Muñoz3, Natalia Ibarra Cortés4, Caterine Berrios Gaete4, Carlos Manterola Delgado5   

  1. 1 Laboratory of Human Motor Control, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile

    2 Laboratory of Human Motor Control, School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile

    3 School of Kinesiology, University Santo Tomas, Talca, Chile

    4 Student School of Kinesiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile

    5 Program in Medical Sciences, University of the Frontera, Temuco, Chile
  • Received:2013-06-26 Revised:2013-07-20 Online:2013-09-15 Published:2013-09-15
  • Contact: Valeska Gatica Rojas, Student of PhD Program in Medical Sciences, Master Science, Physical Therapy, Laboratory of Human Motor Control, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Talca, Talca, Chile, vgatica@ utalca.cl.
  • Supported by:

    This study was financially supported by the National Fund for Health Research and Development (FONIS) of the National Commission for Scientific and Technological Research (CONICYT), No. Sa11i2018.

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Abstract:

Maintaining standing postural balance is important for walking and handling abilities in patients with cerebral palsy. This study included 23 patients with cerebral palsy (seven with spastic diplegia and 16 with spastic hemiplegia), aged from 7 to 16 years of age. Standing posture balance measure-ments were performed using an AMTI model OR6-7 force platform with the eyes open and closed. Patients with diplegic cerebral palsy exhibited greater center of pressure displacement areas with the eyes open and greater center of pressure sway in the medial-lateral direction with the eyes open and closed compared with hemiplegic patients. Thus, diplegic patients exhibited weaker postural balance control ability and less standing stability compared with hemiplegic cerebral palsy patients.

Key words: neural regeneration, cerebral palsy, postural balance, postural control, center of pressure, children, diplegia, hemiplegia, grants-supported paper, neuroregeneration