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Effects of dual tasking on postural and gait performances in children with cerebral palsy and healthy children
Author(s) -
Palluel Estelle,
Chauvel Guillaume,
Bourg Véronique,
Commare MarieChristine,
Prado Chloé,
Farigoule Vincent,
Nougier Vincent,
Olivier Isabelle
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
international journal of developmental neuroscience
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.761
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1873-474X
pISSN - 0736-5748
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijdevneu.2019.10.008
Subject(s) - cerebral palsy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , stroop effect , balance (ability) , diplegia , gait , task (project management) , cognition , psychology , medicine , population , human multitasking , spastic diplegia , physical therapy , neuroscience , management , environmental health , economics
Simultaneous execution of motor and cognitive tasks is embedded in the daily life of children. 53 children of 7–12 years and 22 adults (study 1), 20 healthy children and 20 children of 7–12 years with cerebral palsy (study 2) performed a Stroop‐animal task simultaneously with a standing or a walking task in order to determine the attentional demand of postural control and locomotion. Dual‐task cost decreased with advancing age in healthy children during balance. CP and healthy children were similarly affected by dual‐task constraints during standing and walking. Children with diplegia were more affected by the DT during the postural task than children with hemiplegia. We found that adults could benefit from dual‐tasking for standing. The integrated model of task prioritization might explain our results regarding postural reserve of each population.