2008
DOI: 10.1590/s0104-56872008000200005
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Presbivertigem como causa de tontura no idoso

Abstract: INTRODUÇÃO: tontura é queixa freqüente na população geriátrica e interfere na qualidade de vida desses indivíduos. OBJETIVO: descrever as causas de tontura, correlacionar sintomas e alterações na prova calórica e verificar o impacto da presbivertigem como fator primário de tontura em população de idosos. MÉTODO: revisão do prontuário de 132 pacientes com mais de 60 anos e distúrbio do equilíbrio corporal, atendidos no ambulatório de Otoneurologia do Hospital das Clínicas da UFMG, no período de 1998 a 2007. As … Show more

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“…Rotatory dizziness was the most frequent in this study, affecting 29 patients (51.8%), which corroborates other studies conducted with geriatric population (16) . On the other hand, studies have verified higher prevalence of non-vestibular vertigo, compared to vestibular vertigo (7,10) .…”
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confidence: 92%
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“…Rotatory dizziness was the most frequent in this study, affecting 29 patients (51.8%), which corroborates other studies conducted with geriatric population (16) . On the other hand, studies have verified higher prevalence of non-vestibular vertigo, compared to vestibular vertigo (7,10) .…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 92%
“…This finding corroborates the results of other studies conducted with elderly subjects, which also found high occurrence of altered VENG findings (4,23,25) . On the other hand, other researches have found normal results with elderly patients (3,16,24) .…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 89%
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“…Those results match the literature, which lists vertigo as the most frequently reported complaint by the elderly. That complaint is of great relevance, because it is associated to the increased risk of falls, a major factor related to morbidity and mortality in this age group 34,35 . Systemic diseases are common to the elderly group.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…A tontura foi o sintoma mais frequente na pesquisa, concordando com outra que destacou a alta prevalência de tontura entre idosos, possivelmente associada a várias causas e de origem no sistema vestibular 32 . Também em um estudo com mulheres idosas vestibulopatas, de 60 a 84 anos, a tontura foi uma das queixas vestibulares mais frequentes, associadas a outros relatos 24,27,28 .…”
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