Prevalence and predictors of falls and dizziness in people younger and older than 80 years of age—a longitudinal cohort study

UO Möller, P Midlöv, J Kristensson, C Ekdahl… - Archives of gerontology …, 2013 - Elsevier
The objectives were to investigate the prevalence and predictors for falls and dizziness
among people younger and older than 80 years of age. The sample was drawn from the …

Association between sleep disturbances and falls among the elderly: results from the German Cooperative Health Research in the Region of Augsburg-Age study

AK Helbig, A Döring, M Heier, RT Emeny… - Sleep medicine, 2013 - Elsevier
Objective We aimed to examine the association between various sleep disturbances and
falls among older individuals from the general population while considering the influence of …

[HTML][HTML] Effectiveness of Otolith Repositioning Maneuvers and Vestibular Rehabilitation exercises in elderly people with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: a …

KF Ribeiro, BS Oliveira, RV Freitas… - Brazilian Journal of …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Abstract Introduction Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo is highly prevalent in elderly
people. This condition is related to vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus, poor balance, gait …

Vertigo among elderly people: Current opinion

SK Swain, N Anand, S Mishra - Journal of Medical Society, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Vertigo or dizziness is a common handicapping clinical entity seen in elderly population. Its
prevalence increases along with age. Vertigo among elderly people is a strong predictor of …

Fatores associados às alterações de equilíbrio em idosos residentes no município de São Paulo em 2006: evidências do Estudo Saúde, Bem-Estar e Envelhecimento …

A Bushatsky, LC Alves, YAO Duarte… - Revista Brasileira de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Objetivo: O objetivo deste estudo foi investigar a influência dos fatores demográficos, de
condições de saúde e de estilo de vida nas alterações do equilíbrio corporal dos idosos …

Estimating the causal effect of frailty index on vestibular disorders: A two-sample Mendelian randomization

G Xiao, H Wang, J Hu, L Liu, T Zhang, M Zhou… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Frailty index and vestibular disorders appear to be associated in observational
studies, but causality of the association remains unclear. Methods A two-sample Mendelian …

Postural instability and the condition of physical frailty in the elderly

DC Moraes, MH Lenardt, MD Seima… - … latino-americana de …, 2019 - SciELO Brasil
Objective: to analyze the relationship between postural instability and the condition and
markers of physical frailty of the elderly people in outpatient geriatric and gerontology care …

Anxiety and depressive disorders in elderly with chronic dizziness of vestibular origin

ÉTP Peluso, MI Quintana, FF Ganança - Brazilian Journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Dizziness is one of the most prevalent symptoms in the
elderly. Anxiety and depression are common in dizzy adult patients, but there is scarce …

Country-specific and individual determinants of dizziness in Europe: results from the Survey of Health Ageing and Retirement in Europe (SHARE)

M Penger, R Strobl, E Grill - Public health, 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Dizziness is one of the most common complaints amongst older persons and has
relevant consequences for functioning. However, the epidemiological findings on dizziness …

Hair cell generation by notch inhibition in the adult mammalian cristae

AD Slowik, O Bermingham-McDonogh - … of the Association for Research in …, 2013 - Springer
Balance disorders caused by hair cell loss in the sensory organs of the vestibular system
pose a significant health problem worldwide, particularly in the elderly. Currently, this hair …