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Falls at advanced age - The importance to search for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
Exp Gerontol
August 2022
Department of Geriatrics and Neurology, and Centres for Aging Medicine (AMZ) and Orthogeriatrics (ATZ) of the Johanniter Hospital, Bonn, Germany; Department of Neurodegenerative Diseases, and Centre for Integrated Oncology (CIO) of the University Hospital, Bonn, Germany. Electronic address:
Introduction: One of the most important geriatric syndromes is dizziness in conjunction with gait disorder and consequent falls. There are various differential diagnoses for dizziness, one of them is benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
Objectives: A targeted diagnostic work-up and treatment of BPPV can prevent subsequent falls and a decline in the patients' quality of life, prolonged hospitalization with unnecessary examinations and medication.