Age-related Assessment of Postural Control Development: A Cross-sectional Study in Children and Adolescents |
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Authors: | Alessandro Micarelli Andrea Viziano Ivan Augimeri Beatrice Micarelli |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Clinical Sciences and Translational Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.;2. ITER Center for Balance and Rehabilitation Research (ICBRR), Rome, Italy.;3. ITER Center for Balance and Rehabilitation Research (ICBRR), Rome, Italy. |
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Abstract: | AbstractThe aim of this study was to outline an age-dependent range of posturography measures obtained from healthy children. One hundred and fifty healthy 4–18-year-old children underwent video Head Impulse Test and static posturography testing. Surface, length and power spectra values were compared between each group of pupils and 32 healthy adults. As well as a significant (p?0.025) increase in surface and length, when compared to healthy adults, increased values within the low/middle frequency domain and within the high frequency domain were also observed in 4–13 and 4–7-year-old children, respectively. In conclusion, although the nature of postural control development remains largely undetermined, this study represents a first attempt to outline an age-dependent normal range of the relative contribution of inputs in typically developing children. |
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Keywords: | Posturography childhood typically developing fast Fourier transform video Head Impulse Test |
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