title: [Disturbances of equilibrium in the aged].
abstract: The occurrence during the last year of vestibular disorders, faints and drop attacks was investigated in 150 patients consecutively admitted to a geriatric hospital. The clinical features of these episodes were recorded by means of a proper questionnaire. True vertigo and/or feeling of unstable equilibrium were referred by 54,6% of the patients inquired into, whereas episodes interpretable as faints and drop attacks showed by far lower prevalences, respectively 13,3% and 6%. The Authors call attention to the difficulties in differential diagnosis among these three kinds of phenomena in the current practice.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D003244:Consciousness Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007759:Labyrinth Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013575:Syncope / Q000209:etiology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000209:etiology; D014722:Vestibule, Labyrinth
vernacular_title: I disturbi dell'equilibrio nella terza età.