Table 2

Pretreatment data of patients and the control group in static posturography

Control group, n:20 SDPatients before BoNT−, n:24 SDP
Eyes open
 A-P sway (cm)22.30±6.3925.80±6.130.052
 Lateral sway (cm)18.26±6.2519.92±6.300.410
 Sway path (cm)33.11±9.1138.01±9.010.099
 Sway area (cm2)4.24±2.305.04±3.320.061
 A-P sway velocity (cm/s)0.75±0.210.89±0.220.053
 Lateral sway velocity (cm/s)0.61±0.200.67±0.210.412
 Way velocity (cm/s)1.10±0.311.26±0.290.107
 Sway area velocity (cm2/s)0.14±0.750.20±0.180.217
Eyes closed
 A-P sway (cm)38.32±24.4035.84±7.390.666
 Lateral sway (cm)22.32±9.1922.70±7.990.890
 Sway path (cm)49.63±16.6147.38±10.830.728
 Sway area (cm2)9.15±4.288.31±4.520.720
 A-P sway velocity (cm/s)1.27±0.821.20±0.250.699
 Lateral sway velocity (cm/s)0.73±0.290.74±0.260.986
 Way velocity (cm/s)1.64±0.891.58±0.350.783
 Sway area velocity (cm2/s)0.32±0.210.28±0.140.657
Tandem Romberg
 A-P sway (cm)60.42±23.3784.40±38.890.023
 Lateral sway (cm)56.30±19.4974.56±19.960.006
 Sway path (cm)92.06±29.92125.54±42.440.006
 Sway area (cm2)23.19±13.6845.63±29.780.004
 A-P sway velocity (cm/s)2.02±0.772.81±1.130.024
 Lateral sway velocity (cm/s)1.88±0.632.48±0.660.006
 Way velocity (cm/s)3.08±0.994.20±1.410.006
 Sway area velocity (cm2/s)0.76±0.451.40±0.980.004
Cognitive task
 A-P sway (cm)27.88±9.1741.41±18.960.007
 Lateral sway (cm)17.21±7.1523.98±7.050.040
 Sway path (cm)39.68±14.7053.13±19.890.020
 Sway area (cm2)5.85±4.8210.40±5.690.047
 A-P sway velocity (cm/s)0.92±0.301.38±0.630.006
 Lateral sway velocity (cm/s)0.63±0.240.80±0.240.049
 Way velocity (cm/s)1.28±0.401.76±0.650.009
 Sway area velocity (cm2/s)0.20±0.110.34±0.180.043
  • A-P, anterior and posterior; BoNT-A, botulinum toxin type-A.