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«IZVESTIYA IRKUTSKOGO GOSUDARSTVENNOGO UNIVERSITETA». SERIYA «PSICHOLOGIYA»
«THE BULLETIN OF IRKUTSK STATE UNIVERSITY». SERIES «PSYCHOLOGY»
ISSN 2304-1226 (Print)

List of issues > Series «Psychology». 2026. Vol 55

The State of Vestibular Function and Postural Stability in Children with Specific Learning Disorders

Author(s)

N. O. Nikolaeva

A. I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University, Saint Petersburg, Russian Federation

Abstract
The study is a comparative analysis of the vestibular function and postural stability in children of 6–12 years old with a disorder in the development of educational skills and their peers without developmental disorders. Children with disorders showed an increased postural fluctuation and a shorter duration of the post-rotational nystagmus. The Foam-EC Condition MCTSIB tested high diagnostic significance. The results emphasize the need for early instrumental diagnosis of vestibular disorders and the development of correctional programs to support children with educational difficulties.
About the Authors
Nikolaeva Natalya Olegovna, Postgraduate A. I. Herzen Russian State Pedagogical University 48, Moika River emb., Saint Petersburg, 191186, Russian Federation e-mail: nikolaeva.n.o@yandex.ru
For citation
Nikolaeva N.O. The State of Vestibular Function and Postural Stability in Children with Specific Learning Disorders. The Bulletin of Irkutsk State University. Series Psychology, 2026, vol. 55, pp. 33-39. https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.55.33 (in Russian)
Keywords
vestibular system, postural stability, academic difficulties, sensory integration, mCTSIB, post-rotational nystagmus.
UDC
159.91
DOI
https://doi.org/10.26516/2304-1226.2026.55.33
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