Article

Postural instability is a common and devastating consequence of traumatic brain
injury (TBI). The majority of TBI patients also suffer from neuro-ophthalmic
deficits that can be an important contributing element to their sensation of
vertigo and dizziness. Static posturography aims at the objective evaluation of
patient balance impairment, but is usually affected by large inter- and
intra-subject variability. Here we propose a protocol based on 10 randomized
trials stimulating in different ways the visual and vestibular systems. Due to
its completeness, our protocol highlights the specific residual difficulties of
each patient in the various conditions. In this way, it was possible to evidence
significant balance abnormalities in TBI patients with respect to controls.
Moreover, by means of a multivariate analysis we were able to discriminate
different levels of residual neuro-ophthalmic impairment.
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