An unusual cause of falls in an elderly patient.
Falls are common in the elderly, often causing considerable morbidity and mortality. Prevention is therefore important and is based on determining the cause. We present an elderly patient who had multiple falls during the day due to recurrent daytime sleep episodes, an entity we believe has not previously been reported.
Hussain
A
A
Department of Geriatric and General Medicine, Guy's Hospital, London, UK.
Qadiri
M R
MR
Rees
P J
PJ
O'Brien
M D
MD
Lewis
R R
RR
D000058:Accidental Falls; D000368:Aged; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009290:Narcolepsy / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D010102:Oxygen Inhalation Therapy