Abstract
Background: Dizziness is the most common symptom in elderly patients and has been identified as a risk factor for falls. Multisensory deficits is the second most common cause of dizziness among elderly, with visual, vestibular and proprioceptive reduced function. Asymmetric vestibular function is overrepresented in elderly persons with hip fractures and wrist fractures and can be accessed for screening. Vestibular disorders are probably unrecognized as a cause to dizziness in the elderly. Given this, it is possible that elderly patients with multisensory dizziness also have asymmetric vestibular function to a high degree, which might indicate a higher risk of falls.
Highlights
Dizziness is the most common symptom in elderly patients and has been identified as a risk factor for falls
Asymmetric vestibular function is overrepresented in elderly persons with hip fractures [8] and wrist fractures
A total of 62 patients were assessed for eligibility in the study and 55 patients were included, 41 women and 14 men, 65 to 90 years old
Summary
Dizziness is the most common symptom in elderly patients and has been identified as a risk factor for falls. While BPPV is the most common cause of dizziness among elderly, multisensory deficits is the second, with visual, vestibular and proprioceptive reduced function. Asymmetric vestibular function is overrepresented in elderly persons with hip fractures and wrist fractures and can be accessed for screening. The prevalence of dizziness among elderly is substantial [2] and has been identified as a risk factor for falls [3]. Asymmetric vestibular function is overrepresented in elderly persons with hip fractures [8] and wrist fractures [9] and vestibular disorders may be unrecognized as a cause to dizziness in the elderly [10]
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