[Role of vestibular and visual analyzers in changes of postural activity of patients with childhood cerebral palsy in the process of treatment with space technology].

The paper presents the findings of stabiligraphic investigations of children afflicted with the hyperkinetic child's cerebral paralysis treated with the method of graduated wearing suit ADELI. This suit is a modification of space-designated PINGUIN used to counteract the adverse effect of long-term microgravity on the skeletal muscles and the skeleton. 30 children were investigated prior to, immediately after, and in a delayed period after this treatment. A group of 11 healthy volunteers were also investigated as their control. The program of investigation included routine stabilimetry, the station test, and head rolling tests. The results demonstrate that in healthy subjects the standing pose is primarily acquired and sustained by means of the visual analyzer, whereas the CCP patients pose could attain this pose with a significantly weakened control by the visual analyzer. Application of ADELI increases the role of visual analyzer in the control of standing pose. Following the treatment, the stabilimetric indices of patients changed for the better and approached those in healthy subjects.