Medical academic journalMedical academic journal1608-41012687-1378Eco-Vector2624910.17816/MAJ26249Review ArticleDiagnostic capabilities of posturological methods in extrapyramidal disordersKudrevatykhAnastasiya V.<p>MD, neurologist in Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases; assistant of Department of Neurology and Manual Medicine, Faculty of Postgraduate education </p>kudrevatykh91@mail.ruMiliukhinaIrina V.<p>MD, PhD, neurologist, Head of the Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases; Senior Researcher of Department of Ecological Physiology of IEM; Junior Researcher </p>milyukhinaiv@yandex.ruInstitute of Experimental MedicinePavlov First Saint Petersburg State Medical UniversityPetersburg Nuclear Physics Institute2206202020145500404202022042020Copyright © 2020, Kudrevatykh A.V., Miliukhina I.V.2020<p>The posture is the position of the body in space, the ultimate goal of which is to maintain balance in static and dynamic conditions. The balance of the body is due to a complex system of regulation. The field of knowledge that studies balance maintenance processes is posturology. For over 20 years, stabilometry as a method of diagnosing postural balance has been widely used in clinical practice. This method has found its application in patients with pathologies of central and peripheral nervous systems. In this review we present modern concepts of postural balance formation and mechanisms of postural balance maintenance, as well as diagnostic capabilities of stabilometry in patients with diseases of extrapyramidal system.</p>posturologypostural balancestabilometryParkinson’s diseaseessential tremorneurodegenerative disordersпостурологияпозапостуральный балансстабилометрияболезнь Паркинсонаэссенциальный треморнейродегенеративные заболевания[Carini F, Mazzola M, Fici C, et al. Posture and posturology, anatomical and physiological profiles: overview and current state of art. 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