Aging affects every sensory system in the body, including the vestibular system. Although its
impact is often difficult to quantify, the deleterious impact of aging on the vestibular system is …

The prevalence of vertigo and dizziness in people aged more than 60 years reaches 30%,
and due to aging of world population, the number of patients is rapidly increasing. The …

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to determine an optimal discriminating number of
concomitant medications associated with geriatric syndromes, functional outcomes, and …

Dizziness is a common yet imprecise symptom. It was traditionally divided into four
categories based on the patient's history: vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium, and light …

The last 10 years following the fi rst edition of our book have witnessed many new findings
on epidemiology, diagnostics, pathophysiology, and–especially important–the course and …

The number of older people has been increasing over recent decades in Western
populations. Dizziness, imbalance, and vertigo constitute some of the most common …

BACKGROUND: Vertigo and dizziness are extremely common conditions in the adult
population and therefore place a significant social and economic burden on both patients …

Modern medical management of comorbid conditions has resulted in escalating use of
multiple medications and the emergence of the twin phenomena of multimorbidity and …

Polypharmacy is generally defined as the use of 5 or more prescription medications on a
regular basis. The average number of prescribed and over-the-counter medications used by …

Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the prevalence of polypharmacy (PP)
and the associated factors in medical outpatients. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional …