Balance performance in adult epilepsy patients
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Balance performance in adult epilepsy patients
PURPOSE To evaluate the magnitude of subclinical balance dysfunction in adult epilepsy patients and to assess the relative contribution of different variables to balance impairment. METHODS Balance performance was evaluated by computerized dynamic platform posturography (CDPP) in 25 adult patients following a generalized tonic-clonic seizure (GTCS) and in 11 healthy subjects. RESULTS The GT...
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عنوان ژورنال: Seizure
سال: 2006
ISSN: 1059-1311
DOI: 10.1016/j.seizure.2006.08.002