Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography in relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Natália Kessler²  Maurício Malavasi Ganança¹  Cristina Freitas Ganança¹  Fernando Freitas Ganança¹  Sabrina Chiogna Lopes¹  Ana Paula Serra¹  Heloisa Helena Caovilla¹ 

[1] ,Federal University of São PauloSão Paulo SP ,Brazil

关键词: multiple sclerosis;    dizziness;    vestibular system evaluation;    esclerose múltipla;    tontura;    testes de função vestibular;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0004-282X2011000400015

来源: SciELO

【 摘 要 】

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate balance control with Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) posturography in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). METHOD: A cross controlled study was performed including 39 relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis patients with scores less than or equal to 4 in the Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS), and a homogeneous control group consisting of 65 healthy individuals, matched by the age and gender. The experimental group was distributed according to the EDSS scale scores in 0-2.5 and 3-4. To assess the vestibular system function, the patients underwent a neurotological evaluation, including posturography of the Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM). RESULTS: Statistically significant differences were observed when comparing the values of the sway velocity and the ellipse area of the MS 0-2.5 group with the control and the MS 3-4 group with the control. A statistically significant difference was verified between the MS 0-2.5 and the MS 3-4 groups in the condition 3 ellipse area values. CONCLUSION: The evaluation of the balance control with posturography of Balance Rehabilitation Unit (BRU TM) enables the identification of abnormalities of the sway velocity and confidential ellipse in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

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