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The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review

The term “presbystasis” refers to a common clinical condition in the elderly, characterised by a multifactorial and progressive impairment of balance. The pathophysiology may be related to various concomitant factors including central nervous system diseases, peripheral neuropathy, osteoarticular di...

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Autores principales: Teggi, Roberto, Familiari, Marco, Battista, Rosa Alessia, Gatti, Omar, Cangiano, Iacopo, Bussi, Mario, Bubbico, Luciano
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Publicado: Pacini Editore Srl 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37224169
http://dx.doi.org/10.14639/0392-100X-N1908
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author Teggi, Roberto
Familiari, Marco
Battista, Rosa Alessia
Gatti, Omar
Cangiano, Iacopo
Bussi, Mario
Bubbico, Luciano
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Familiari, Marco
Battista, Rosa Alessia
Gatti, Omar
Cangiano, Iacopo
Bussi, Mario
Bubbico, Luciano
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description The term “presbystasis” refers to a common clinical condition in the elderly, characterised by a multifactorial and progressive impairment of balance. The pathophysiology may be related to various concomitant factors including central nervous system diseases, peripheral neuropathy, osteoarticular disorders (leading to a reduction of the speed gait), and cardiovascular or visual disorders, but it may also be a consequence of deficits of the peripheral or central vestibular system (which is generally represented by a bilateral and symmetric vestibular dysfunction). Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is far from being rare in subjects over the age of 70 years. Nowadays, presbystasis represents one of the main causes of accidental falls in the elderly, leading to a reduction in quality of life and life expectancy. The aim of our work was to review the current literature on presbystasis, focusing on the role of the vestibular system in the pathogenesis and on the possibilities offered by vestibular rehabilitation in the management of these subjects. Other clinical conditions related to the disorder are also discussed.
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spelling pubmed-103665652023-08-01 The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review Teggi, Roberto Familiari, Marco Battista, Rosa Alessia Gatti, Omar Cangiano, Iacopo Bussi, Mario Bubbico, Luciano Acta Otorhinolaryngol Ital Review The term “presbystasis” refers to a common clinical condition in the elderly, characterised by a multifactorial and progressive impairment of balance. The pathophysiology may be related to various concomitant factors including central nervous system diseases, peripheral neuropathy, osteoarticular disorders (leading to a reduction of the speed gait), and cardiovascular or visual disorders, but it may also be a consequence of deficits of the peripheral or central vestibular system (which is generally represented by a bilateral and symmetric vestibular dysfunction). Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is far from being rare in subjects over the age of 70 years. Nowadays, presbystasis represents one of the main causes of accidental falls in the elderly, leading to a reduction in quality of life and life expectancy. The aim of our work was to review the current literature on presbystasis, focusing on the role of the vestibular system in the pathogenesis and on the possibilities offered by vestibular rehabilitation in the management of these subjects. Other clinical conditions related to the disorder are also discussed. Pacini Editore Srl 2023-08-01 2023-08 /pmc/articles/PMC10366565/ /pubmed/37224169 http://dx.doi.org/10.14639/0392-100X-N1908 Text en Società Italiana di Otorinolaringoiatria e Chirurgia Cervico-Facciale, Rome, Italy https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the CC-BY-NC-ND (Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International) license. The article can be used by giving appropriate credit and mentioning the license, but only for non-commercial purposes and only in the original version. For further information: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.en
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Teggi, Roberto
Familiari, Marco
Battista, Rosa Alessia
Gatti, Omar
Cangiano, Iacopo
Bussi, Mario
Bubbico, Luciano
The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title_full The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title_fullStr The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title_full_unstemmed The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title_short The social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
title_sort social problem of presbystasis and the role of vestibular rehabilitation in elderly patients: a review
topic Review
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10366565/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37224169
http://dx.doi.org/10.14639/0392-100X-N1908
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