The article presents a study which examines the cause of dizziness in older people in primary care. The study evaluates data from patients aged 65 years and older in the Netherlands based on a set of diagnostic tests which was reviewed by family physician, geriatrician, and a nursing home ...
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo can cause dizziness when lying down, and it is a condition that occurs most often in the elderly. It is not known exactly what causes it, but it is likely due to debris inside the ear that accumulates over time. This condition generally subsides on its ...
elderly patient with dizziness and imbalance was found to have vitamin B12 deficiency and elevated homocysteine levels. B12 injection therapy resulted in a dramatic response, including improvement in dizziness, in this patient.172A study in 100 people with neurological symptoms that included dizziness ...
Patients with Parkinson’s disease complain dizziness frequently. Postural hypotension and postural instablity are suggested to be the reasons of dizziness in elderly people with Parkinson’s disease. The aim of this prospective surveillance study was to characterize the etiology of the dizziness in pat...
Dizziness can be a side effect of certain medications so if you’re currently taking medication and feeling dizzy, make sure you look into your medication as a source of your dizzy spells. It can occur in people of all ages, but it’s more common in the elderly. ...
Lightheadedness, dizziness Abdominal pain Irregular heartbeat Weakness (especially at rest) What Are the Heart Disease Symptoms in Women, Seniors, and People with Diabetes? Certain groups of people with heart disease experience atypical symptoms. Many women, people with diabetes, and elderly individual...
may experience in extreme cases 15 to 30 stools per day, which naturally leads to exhaustion and dehydration of the entire body. This is especially present if infection occurs in children, elderly people, people with compromised health and pregnant women. Alarming symptoms of dehydration will ...
Frequently, elderly people may have raised, brown, crusty lesions called seborrheic keratoses in or around the same areas where lentigines are plentiful. These can also occur in younger people but are more common in older adults. Seborrheic keratoses are also benign (not malignant) growths of the...
dehydration usually means a person has lost enough fluid that the body begins to lose the ability to function normally and then begins to produce symptoms related to fluid loss. Although infants and children are at highest risk for dehydration, many adults and especially the elderly have significan...
Severe symptoms can include panic attacks with all the symptoms of such an attack, including dizziness, shortness of breath, intense fear, and rapid heartbeat. People suffering from sexual aversion disorder often go out of their way to avoid situations that could end in sexual contact through ...