Abstract
This study examined the role of the vestibular system in balance and coordination problems found in motor-impaired, learning-disabled (LD) children. Vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) and vestibulo-spinal tests (moving platform posturography) were performed on 15 learning disabled and 54 normal children. Twelve LD children had normal VOR scores suggesting normal peripheral vestibular inputs. All 15 LD children had abnormal posturography. Motor-impaired LD children could not appropriately integrate vestibular information with visual and somatosensory inputs for postural orientation. Results suggest that the best discriminator of abnormal sensorimotor function in LD children are posturography trials requiring orientation to gravity despite absent or inaccurate visual and somatosensory cues, rather than traditionally relied on VOR and Romberg tests.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 21-30 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology |
Volume | 14 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Nov 1987 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Learning disabled
- Posture
- Vestibular
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
- Otorhinolaryngology