ArticleInternational journal of MS care
Association of Postural Sway with Disability Status and Cerebellar Dysfunction in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Preliminary Study.
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- Effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation on balance and gait in patients with multiple sclerosis: systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2023Pooled it
- Increased visual reliance for postural control in multiple sclerosis: preliminary evidence from task-related cortical desynchronization.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- Postural sway in multiple sclerosis patients: interaction of vision, surface, and fatigue effects.Frontiers in human neuroscience · 2025Article
- Phase-Based Gait Prediction after Botulinum Toxin Treatment Using Deep Learning.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Using the Instrumented Sway System (ISway) to Identify and Compare Balance Domain Deficits in People With Multiple Sclerosis.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- An Update on the Measurement of Motor Cerebellar Dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis.Cerebellum (London, England) · 2023Review
- Treatment Outcome Prediction Using Multi-Task Learning: Application to Botulinum Toxin in Gait Rehabilitation.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Postural Sway in Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis Patients During Tasks With Different Complexity.Frontiers in neurology · 2022Article
- Wearable sensors can reliably quantify gait alterations associated with disability in people with progressive multiple sclerosis in a clinical setting.Journal of neurology · 2020Article
- Can optical flow perturbations detect walking balance impairment in people with multiple sclerosis?PloS one · 2020Article
- Relationship between subjective visual vertical and balance in individuals with multiple sclerosis.Physiotherapy research international : the journal for researchers and clinicians in physical therapy · 2019Article
- Quantification of postural stability in minimally disabled multiple sclerosis patients by means of dynamic posturography: an observational study.Journal of neuroengineering and rehabilitation · 2017Observational
- Static Posturography and Falls According to Pyramidal, Sensory and Cerebellar Functional Systems in People with Multiple Sclerosis.PloS one · 2016Article
- Structural Neural Correlates of Impaired Postural Control in People with Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
- Reliability and Validity of the Computerized Dynamic Posturography Sensory Organization Test in People with Multiple Sclerosis.International journal of MS careArticle
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Abstract
backgroundThe aims of this study were 1) to examine postural sway in the eyes open (EO) and eyes closed (EC) conditions in people with multiple sclerosis (MS) with moderate levels of disability compared with controls and 2) to examine relationships between postural sway and total Expanded Disability Status Scale (EDSS) scores, functional system subscores, and clinical measures of strength and spasticity in the MS group.
methodsThirty-four people with moderate MS and ten matched controls completed measures of postural sway with EO and EC, knee extension and ankle dorsiflexion isometric strength, EDSS total score and subscores, and spasticity levels.
resultsParticipants with MS swayed significantly more with EO and EC and had reduced knee extension and ankle dorsiflexion strength compared with controls (P < .001). In the MS group, increased sway was associated with higher total EDSS scores and cerebellar function subscores, whereas increased sway ratio (EC/EO) was associated with reduced sensory function subscores. Postural sway was not significantly associated with strength or spasticity.
conclusionsParticipants with MS swayed more and were significantly weaker than controls. Cerebellar dysfunction was identified as the EDSS domain most strongly associated with increased sway, and sensory loss was associated with a relatively greater dependence on vision for balance control. These findings suggest that exercise interventions targeting sensory integration and cerebellar ataxia may be beneficial for enhancing balance control in people with MS.
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