Desordens do equilíbrio / Postural balance disorders
Resumo
O equilíbrio e a orientação do nosso corpo com relação ao espaço requerem a integração de múltiplos sistemas: visual, vestibular, auditivo, cerebelar, núcleos da base, sensibilidade somática e sistema muscular. Ao médico compete inicialmente questionar onde está localizado o problema, qual a provável etiologia e determinar os passos iniciais para avaliação clínico-laboratorial do seu paciente. É importante lembrar que com a idade ocorre um declínio natural da função visual, proprioceptiva e vestibular.
Descritores: equilíbrio postural, postura, marcha, propriocepção.
ABSTRACT
The corporal balance and orientation in space requires the integration of multiple systems: visual, vestibular, auditory, cerebellar, basal ganglia, somatic sensitivity and muscular system. As in all neurologic disorders, the medical examination is used to localize the problem in the nervous system, and the time course is then used to narrow down the possible etiologies and to determine the initial steps for clinical and laboratory evaluation of the patient. It is important to remember that along with ageing there is a natural decline in the visual, proprioceptive and vestibular functions.
Key-words: postural balance, posture, gait, proprioception.
Descritores: equilíbrio postural, postura, marcha, propriocepção.
ABSTRACT
The corporal balance and orientation in space requires the integration of multiple systems: visual, vestibular, auditory, cerebellar, basal ganglia, somatic sensitivity and muscular system. As in all neurologic disorders, the medical examination is used to localize the problem in the nervous system, and the time course is then used to narrow down the possible etiologies and to determine the initial steps for clinical and laboratory evaluation of the patient. It is important to remember that along with ageing there is a natural decline in the visual, proprioceptive and vestibular functions.
Key-words: postural balance, posture, gait, proprioception.
Palavras-chave
equilíbrio postural, postura, marcha, propriocepção
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