ReviewDrugs & aging2021
Current Insights into Treating Vertigo in Older Adults.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 46 citations in OpenAlex.
- Audiovestibular symptoms in systemic sclerosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Pooled it
- Diphenhydramine, Sodium Bicarbonate, or Combination for Acute Peripheral Vertigo: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA network open · 2025Trial
- [Analysis of the efficacy of different timing of vestibular rehabilitation interventions in the acute phase of vestibular neuritis].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2022Trial
- Traumatic brain injury impact on normal hearing.Chinese journal of traumatology = Zhonghua chuang shang za zhi · 2026Review
- A Cross-Sectional Survey of Cannabis Use and Utility Among Patients Experiencing Dizziness.Brain sciences · 2026Article
- Dose-response and recovery trajectories of fall prevention rehabilitation in older patients with vertigo: a retrospective cohort study based on vestibular and gait impairment phenotypes.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Article
- The Role of Biofeedback in Improving Vertigo Management in Older Adults. A Controlled Clinical Study in Italy.Current aging science · 2026Article
- Genetic Association Between Sleep Traits and Vertigo Risk: A Two-sample Bidirectional Mendelian Randomization Study.Current molecular medicine · 2026Article
- Isolated Vertigo as an Early Sign of Anti-GQ1b-Positive Miller Fisher Syndrome: Expanding the Spectrum.Cureus · 2025Article
- Cardiovascular Pharmacotherapy and Falls in Old People: Risks and Prevention-An Observational Case-Control Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- A force-sensitive adhesion GPCR is required for equilibrioception.Cell research · 2025Article
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- Pharmacological Treatment of Acute Unilateral Vestibulopathy: A Review.Journal of audiology & otology · 2024Review
- Commissural and monosynaptic inputs to medial vestibular nucleus GABAergic neurons in mice.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
- Preceding Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo as a Trigger for Persistent Postural-Perceptual Dizziness: Which Clinical Predictors?Audiology research · 2023Article
- P300 Event-Related Potential Predicts Cognitive Dysfunction in Patients with Vestibular Disorders.Biomedicines · 2023Article
- Quantitative vestibular assessment: The development and validation of a novel, remote video head impulse test against in-clinic measurements.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2023Article
- Vertigo in the Elderly: A Systematic Literature Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Review
- Parvalbumin-positive neurons in the medial vestibular nucleus contribute to vestibular compensation through commissural inhibition.Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · 2023Article
- Exposure to anticholinergic and sedative medication is associated with impaired functioning in older people with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders-Results from the longitudinal multicenter study MobilE-TRA.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2023Article
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Abstract
The number of older people has been increasing over recent decades in Western populations. Dizziness, imbalance, and vertigo constitute some of the most common complaints in older patients, and risk of falling is the most frequent and worrying consequence. It has been reported that 15-20% of the adult population experiences these debilitating symptoms. Among the diseases that may be associated with vertigo, the three classes of otological, central, and functional (psychological) dizziness may be distinguished. Overall, vestibular disorders account for 48% of vertiginous complaints in the older population. The main focus of this article is to review the forms of pharmacotherapy for vertigo, especially with regard to older patients, who may be treated simultaneously with other drugs for different comorbidities. Interactions with other drugs should be considered in the choice of a particular course of treatment. Moreover, overuse of pharmacotherapy for the management of vertigo in the elderly may prevent the development of the central compensatory mechanism that sustains both static and dynamic imbalance after a vertiginous crisis. In the majority of patients, vestibular and physical rehabilitation are strongly advised and rarely contraindicated.
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