Nicergoline in the treatment of dizziness in elderly patients. A review

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 163-170

  Felisati, G ^a   Pignataro, O ^a   Di Girolamo, A ^b   Bruno, E ^b   Alessandrini, M ^b   Guidetti, G ^c   Monzani, D ^c   Beldi, A M ^c   Mira, E ^d   Benazzo, M ^d   Pallestrini, E ^e   Caligo, G ^e   Casani, A ^f   Battaglia, A ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^g PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Dizziness in elderly; Nicergoline treatment; Vestibular compensation

Indexed keywords

CHOLINERGIC RECEPTOR; NICERGOLINE; PLACEBO; VASODILATOR AGENT;

ARTICLE; BALANCE DISORDER; BODY POSTURE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPENSATION; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DIZZINESS; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; LABYRINTHECTOMY; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NAUSEA; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SIDE EFFECT; STABILOGRAPHY; SYMPTOM; VASCULAR DISEASE; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; AGED; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ANIMALIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIZZINESS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICERGOLINE; POSTURE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VASODILATOR AGENTS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 3042594194     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2004.04.023     Document Type: Article

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