Background: Dizziness in old age may have a large impact on daily life. Dizziness can lead to reduce quality of life. The risk of dizziness increases with age and frailty level. Dizziness is a strong risk factor for falls, and preventing falls and dizziness in older people is essential. Objectives: To estimate prevalence of dizziness in elderly population. Methods: 450 Subjects will be chosen from attendees of outpatient's clinics, who are sixty years or older. Full neurotological examination using Video goggles (spontaneous Nystagmus, with and without fixation, positional & positioning test, Romberg test) were applied. Results: Out of 450 persons tested, 144 (32%) had history of dizziness. There was association between old age and dizziness. Abnormal findings in office test were recorded in the study group. Conclusions: As dizziness is prevalent in elderly population, early diagnosis and proper management of underlying pathology, can help in reducing falls and its subsequent complications in senior citizens.
Samy, H., Mohammed, D., & Youssef, A. (2020). Prevalence of dizziness in Egyptian elderly patients. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(1), 238-240. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221511
MLA
Hesham M. Samy; Dalia F. Mohammed; Aisha Kh. Youssef. "Prevalence of dizziness in Egyptian elderly patients". Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31, 1, 2020, 238-240. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221511
HARVARD
Samy, H., Mohammed, D., Youssef, A. (2020). 'Prevalence of dizziness in Egyptian elderly patients', Minia Journal of Medical Research, 31(1), pp. 238-240. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221511
VANCOUVER
Samy, H., Mohammed, D., Youssef, A. Prevalence of dizziness in Egyptian elderly patients. Minia Journal of Medical Research, 2020; 31(1): 238-240. doi: 10.21608/mjmr.2022.221511
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