%0 Journal Article %1 Dan2000 %A Dan, B. %A Bouillot, E. %A Bengoetxea, A. %A No?l, P. %A Kahn, A. %A Cheron, G. %D 2000 %J Brain Dev %K Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Head Movements; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Leukomalacia, Periventricular; Posture; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular %N 2 %P 99--101 %T Head stability during whole body movements in spastic diplegia. %V 22 %X Head angular stability is essential for postural control in whole body movement. Using the opto-electronic ELITE system, we have studied head orientation during the movements of squatting from the standing position and straightening-up from the squatting position in 12 children with spastic diplegia and 12 age-matched controls. Although no instruction was given regarding the head, diplegic children consistently performed excessive neck flexion in the squatting movement and excessive hyperextension in the straightening-up movement, whereas normal children maintained the initial orientation throughout both movements. We discuss pathophysiological implications.

@article{Dan2000, abstract = {Head angular stability is essential for postural control in whole body movement. Using the opto-electronic ELITE system, we have studied head orientation during the movements of squatting from the standing position and straightening-up from the squatting position in 12 children with spastic diplegia and 12 age-matched controls. Although no instruction was given regarding the head, diplegic children consistently performed excessive neck flexion in the squatting movement and excessive hyperextension in the straightening-up movement, whereas normal children maintained the initial orientation throughout both movements. We discuss pathophysiological implications.}, added-at = {2014-07-19T19:17:36.000+0200}, author = {Dan, B. and Bouillot, E. and Bengoetxea, A. and No?l, P. and Kahn, A. and Cheron, G.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2180d6526161ad4b54c78e7ab03488f8e/ar0berts}, groups = {public}, interhash = {ba891cd0c1102c37e7db3df8067d6151}, intrahash = {180d6526161ad4b54c78e7ab03488f8e}, journal = {Brain Dev}, keywords = {Cerebral Palsy; Child; Child, Preschool; Head Movements; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Leukomalacia, Periventricular; Posture; Reflex, Vestibulo-Ocular}, month = Mar, number = 2, pages = {99--101}, pii = {S0387-7604(99)00123-0}, pmid = {10722960}, timestamp = {2014-07-19T19:17:36.000+0200}, title = {Head stability during whole body movements in spastic diplegia.}, username = {ar0berts}, volume = 22, year = 2000 }