2000
Dizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome.
Tinetti M, Williams C, Gill T. Dizziness among older adults: a possible geriatric syndrome. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2000, 132: 337-44. PMID: 10691583, DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-132-5-200003070-00002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAnxietyConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionDizzinessDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsFemaleHearing DisordersHumansHypotension, OrthostaticMaleMyocardial InfarctionPostural BalancePrevalenceRisk FactorsSensation DisordersStatistics as TopicSyndromeConceptsAdjusted relative riskGeriatric syndromesRelative riskEpisodes of dizzinessCommunity-living personsPast myocardial infarctionCross-sectional studyYears of agePostural hypotensionMore medicationsMyocardial infarctionImpaired balanceDizzinessDepressive symptomsSyndromeImpaired hearingSpecific causesOlder adultsMultiple causesSymptomsProbability sampleRiskSensationCauseNew Haven
1989
Instability and Falling in Elderly Patients
Tinetti M. Instability and Falling in Elderly Patients. Seminars In Neurology 1989, 9: 39-45. PMID: 2756252, DOI: 10.1055/s-2008-1041303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAccidental FallsAccidentsAgedCentral Nervous System DiseasesGaitHumansHydrocephalusHypotension, OrthostaticProprioceptionSpinal OsteophytosisSpinal StenosisConceptsSingle disease processElderly patientsDisease processAppropriate walking aidSevere foot deformitiesOverall patient healthNormal pressure hydrocephalusLumbar stenosisCervical spondylosisPressure hydrocephalusCareful historyFoot deformityTreatable diseasePhysical therapyFall historyPatientsPreventive interventionsPatient healthWalking aidIdentifiable disabilitiesImpairmentMultiple diseasesSurgeryFall situationIntervention