Bookedited by Brian L. Day, Stephen R. Lord.
Summary: "Balance, Gait, and Falls, Volume 159 presents the latest information on sensorimotor anatomy, sensory integration, gravity and verticality, standing balance, balance perturbations, voluntary stepping and gait initiation, gait and gait adaptability, disorders of balance and gait that result from aging and neurological diseases. The book provides a brief overview of age-related changes in the structure and function of sensorimotor and central processes, with sections specifically devoted to Parkinson's disease, parkinsonism, cerebellar ataxia, stroke, corticobasal degeneration, multiple sclerosis, Huntington's disease, dystonia, tremor, Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, cerebral palsy, polio, motor neuron disease, brainstem lesions, spinal lesions, peripheral nerve disease, and psychogenic conditions. Diseases covered have a common structure comprising background and epidemiology, pathology, balance disorders, gait disorders, falls, therapies (including fall prevention), and future directions"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Section I. Basic aspects. Sensorimotor anatomy of gait, balance and falls
Sensory integration for human balance control
Gravity estimation and verticality perception
Sensorimotor control of standing balance
Balance Perturbations
Voluntary steps and gait initiation
Gait
Gait adaptability
Ecology of Falls
Section II. Clinical aspects. Ageing
Parkinson's disease
Falls in frontotemporal dementia and related syndromes
Stroke
Dystonia
Balance, gait and falls in multiple sclerosis
Gait, balance and falls in Huntington disease
Cerebellar ataxia
Tremor
Dementia
Cerebral palsy
Poliomyelitis
Motor neurone disease
Brainstem lesions and gait
Balance, gait and falls in spinal cord injury
Disorders of the inner ear balance organs and their pathways
Peripheral nerve disease
Functional (psychogenic) gait disorder: Diagnosis and management.