Assessment of Vestibular Dysfunction and Risk of Falls amongst Elderly
Journal Title: Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 5
Abstract
Elderly population in India is growing due to increased life span and improved medical care. The morbidity in this age group is often associated with increased incidence of falls. It is often related to spells of dizziness and vestibular disorders. Peripheral vestibular disorders often are ignored at the time of evaluation of fall and only realized after the fall. Spells of dizziness affect the functional ability in ‘activities of daily living (ADL). One simple test to assess ADL is TUG test. A score of 11.1 seconds or more on TUG test was correlated with 80% chance of a fall in the elderly. Hence a study is undertaken to evaluate peripheral vestibular disorders in elderly along with their performance on TUG (Timed Up and Go) test. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) has been found to be most common vestibular disorder in the elderly. The most affecting disorder resulting in poor performance on TUG test was ‘vestibulopathy’. One out of four elderly with Peripheral vestibular disorder has a risk of ‘fall’. Keywords: Falls, Vestibular disorders, TUG test, VEMP, ENG
Authors and Affiliations
T. B. Ramakrishna, Mrs. Kusumanjali, V. Krishna Chaitanya, Rama Raju Kanumuri, Ms. Ushasree
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP375073
- DOI -
- Views 77
- Downloads 0
Silver stained Nucleolar organizer regions in nonneoplastic and neoplastic lesions of endometrium
Nucleolar organizer regions (NORs) are loops of DNA that transcribe to ribosomal RNA. They are associated with nonhistone nucleoproteins which can be stained with silver (AgNORs). The present retrospective study was done...
Awake Flexible Fiberoptic Bronchoscope Aided Endotracheal Intubation- Anatomico Anesthetic Considerations: A Review
Awake flexible fiberoptic bronchoscope aided intubation (AFOBI) has revolutionized the ability of the anesthesia provider to safely care for difficult airway management and help prevent associated adverse side effects wh...
Profile, Pattern and Surgical Management of Intestinal Tuberculosis from Western Uttar Pradesh
Approximately 1/8th of total tuberculosis is extra-pulmonary of these abdominal tuberculosis accounts for 11-16% cases. TB of the gastrointestinal tract is the sixth most frequent form of extra-pulmonary site, after lymp...
Intestinal Ulcer: Review of Diagnosis and Treatment in Persian Medicine
Intestinal ulcers are common diseases that have different causes. Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as an important cause of intestinal ulcer (IU) is a chronic condition without a medical cure and commonly requires a life...
Correlation between Leptin and Uric Acid in Obese Adolescents in North Bolaang Mongondow Regency
Abstract: Leptin is a hormonal product of the ob gene that has important roles in balancing energy regulation, reducing food intake and increasing energy use. Hyperuricemia is a state in which a person uric acid blood le...