Abstract Purpose The perception of verticality results from the integration of vestibular, visual and somatosensory information. Spinal cord injured patients with complete paraplegia have total somatosensory deafferentation below a certain…
Abstract Objectives Treatment complexity of cerebral palsy (CP) patients imposes outcome evaluation studies, which may include objective technical analysis and more subjective functional evaluation. The Edinburgh Gait Score (EGS) was…
Abstract Background Clinical outcomes and socioeconomic consequences after a stroke may differ between regions. Methods One cohort was established prospectively in Kunming (China) to compare with a cohort of 156 stroke…
Les organisateurs des 24 éditions précédentes, ont œuvré pour hisser les Congrès Sofmer à leur meilleur niveau. Nous avons souhaité poursuivre ces efforts dans plusieurs directions. 1 L’ouverture internationale Les congrès…
Abstract Introduction Mycetoma is a chronic disease, which is endemic in tropical and subtropical countries. We report a rare case of mycetoma located on the foot of a patient living…
Abstract Abusive head trauma (AHT) is complex to define for establishing proper diagnosis criteria. This observation complicates greatly the diagnosis process when faced with an infant in consultation. Objective This…
Abstract Objective To establish the value of an early post-stroke evaluation of cardiorespiratory fitness in hemiparetic patients using a one-leg cycling exercise test and to analyze the impact of an…
Abstract Objectives To evaluate from a review of the literature the interest of using the Internet as a tool for the therapeutic education of patients. Method A systematic review of…
Abstract Spinal fractures in patients with ankylosing spondylitis may be the result of minor trauma. These fractures may lead to severe neurological deficits, and they are difficult to detect using…
Abstract Objective To present an up-to-date literature review of osteoporosis in spinal cord injury (SCI) patients, in view of the seriousness of this complication (with a high risk of fractures)…
