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7Balance impairment in myotonic dystrophy type 1: Dynamic posturography suggests the coexistence of a proprioceptive and vestibular deficitFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 16. 2022.Falls are frequent in Myotonic Dystrophy type 1, but the pathophysiology of the balance impairment needs further exploration in this disease. The current work aims to provide a richer understanding of DM1 imbalance. Standing balance in 16 patients and 40 controls was tested in two posturographic tests. In the Sensory Organization Test, standstill balance was challenged by combining visual and environmental conditions. In the “react” test, reflexes induced by sudden shifts in the support base wer…Read more
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86Holism and Reductionism in the Illness/Disease DebateIn Shyam Wuppuluri & Ian Stewart (eds.), From Electrons to Elephants and Elections: Saga of Content and Context, Springer. pp. 743-778. 2022.In the last decades it has become clear that medicine must find some way to combine its scientific and humanistic sides. In other words, an adequate notion of medicine requires an integrative position that mediates between the analytic-reductionist and the normative-holistic tendencies we find therein. This is especially important as these different styles of reasoning separate “illness” (something perceived and managed by the whole individual in concert with their environment) and “disease” (a …Read more
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10Balance Impairment in Fahr’s Disease: Mixed Signs of Parkinsonism and Cerebellar Disorder. A Case StudyFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 16. 2022.Fahr’s disease is a rare idiopathic degenerative disease characterized by calcifications in the brain, and has also been associated with balance impairment. However, a detailed analysis of balance in these patients has not been performed. A 69-year-old woman with Fahr’s disease presented with a long-lasting subjective imbalance. Balance was analyzed using both clinical and instrumented tests. The patient’s balance was normal during clinical tests and walking. However, during standing, a striking…Read more
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9APAs Constraints to Voluntary Movements: The Case for Limb Movements CouplingFrontiers in Human Neuroscience 11. 2017.
Luigi Tesio
Università degli Studi di Milano
Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Neurorehabilitation Sciences
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Istituto Auxologico Italiano, IRCCS, Department of Neurorehabilitation SciencesOther