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Schwindel, Dysbalance, Benommenheit und Gangunsicherheit im Alter

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Schwindel ist eines der häufigsten Leitsymptome des älteren Patienten und ist oft durch eine eingeschränkte Aktivität im Alltag und psychiatrische Komorbiditäten charakterisiert. Schwindel im Alter ist ein Komplex einzelner differenzierbarer Funktionsstörungen. Eine ursächliche oder symptomatische Therapie der einzelnen Ursachen führt zu einer gesteigerten Lebensqualität.

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  1. Deutsches Schwindel- und Gleichgewichtszentrum (DSGZ), Klinikum der Universität München — Standort Großhadern, Marchioninistrasse 15, 81377, München, Deutschland

    Caroline Heinze

  2. Deutsches Schwindel- und Gleichgewichtszentrum (DSGZ) und Neurologische Klinik und Poliklinik der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, München, Deutschland

    Roman Schniepp

  3. Deutsches Schwindel- und Gleichgewichtszentrum (DSGZ) und Schön Klinik Bad Aibling, Bad Aibling, Deutschland

    Klaus Jahn

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Heinze, C., Schniepp, R. & Jahn, K. Schwindel, Dysbalance, Benommenheit und Gangunsicherheit im Alter. DNP 16, 46–53 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15202-015-0584-0

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