The deficits after a stroke often include balance and gait impairments that lead to impaired function and, therefore, dependence.1,2 Patients have a higher risk of falling, a great number of that falls occurring during gait. Balance control requires premotor processing, motor and sensory systems and sensorimotor integration; all these processes can be affected by stroke.
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