Clinical aspects and diagnostic relevance of neuroautonomic evaluation in patients with unexplained falls

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 33-37

  Rafanelli, M ^a   Ruffolo, E ^a   Chisciotti, V M ^a   Brunetti, M A ^a   Ceccofiglio, A ^a   Tesi, F ^a   Morrione, A ^a   Marchionni, N ^a   Ungar, A ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Neuroautonomic evaluation; Syncope; Unexplained falls

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; ANTICONVULSIVE AGENT; ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; DIURETIC AGENT; NITRATE;

AGED; ARTICLE; ATRIOVENTRICULAR BLOCK; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BRUGADA SYNDROME; CAROTID SINUS MASSAGE; CAROTID SINUS SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAINTNESS; FALLING; FEMALE; HEART BUNDLE BRANCH BLOCK; HEART INFARCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART PREEXCITATION; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; POLYPHARMACY; QT PROLONGATION; SINUS BRADYCARDIA; SUPINE POSITION; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA; TILT TESTING; TILTING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; CAROTID SINUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SYNCOPE; TILT-TABLE TEST;

EID: 84898856191     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40520-013-0124-8     Document Type: Article

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