Recovery Patterns of Postural Control in Patients with Subacute Stroke: A Longitudinal Comparison of Supratentorial Versus Infratentorial Lesions Using the Mini-BESTest

< .001), and this deficit persisted at 1 month despite overall balance improvements. In contrast, the infratentorial group showed balanced improvements across all subcomponents, with no significant domain-specific deficits. Both groups showed significant improvement over time.ConclusionsThe Mini-BESTest is a sensitive tool for identifying lesion-specific postural control deficits, even in high-functioning patients. Although the supratentorial category encompasses functionally heterogeneous structures (e.g., thalamus and putamen), these findings highlight the importance of using the Mini-BESTest to detect residual impairments in reactive postural control in supratentorial stroke, highlighting the need for targeted interventions, such as reactive balance training, to reduce fall risk.