Falling: Causes & Reasons - Symptoma Ireland

Possible Causes for Falling

Hypoglycemia occurs when blood glucose levels fall below 4 mmol/L (72mg/dL). [diabetes.co.uk]

Diabetics are more prone to hypoglycemia and are advised to carry such food items at all times in case of a falling blood sugar that needs urgent correction. [news-medical.net]

In certain situations, plasma glucose may fall to a dangerous level. [medlink.com]

Orthostatic Hypotension

BACKGROUND: One-third of older adults fall each year. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Falls were prospectively registered. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The 92 droxidopa patients reported 308 falls, and the 105 placebo patients reported 908 falls. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Ménière Disease

They fall into five categories: 1 Meniere's disease - an inner ear fluid disorder that causes vertigo, hearing loss, tinnitus and fullness in the ear. 2 Benign Paroxysmal [tinnitusformula.com]

Vertigo can cause you to lose balance, increasing your risk of falls and accidents. [mayoclinic.org]

Vertigo may be accompanied by: Nausea or vomiting Sweating Paleness of the skin Weakness or falling In some cases, headache or diarrhea Fluctuating hearing loss Ringing in [winchesterhospital.org]

Vasovagal Syncope

Her symptoms (falls) responded to the withdrawal of culprit medications. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

These new data seem to indicate that some unexplained falls could be cases of atypical VVS/carotid sinus syncope with retrograde amnesia. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A more standardized approach to the diagnosis and management of patients presenting with syncope or unexplained falls is required, and it is anticipated that the number of [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Peripheral Neuropathy

However, the role of gaming systems in fall risk reduction was not explored. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Recent Examples on the Web Bobo has said the administration promised him a long leash and a wide berth, perhaps even a mulligan for last fall after the peripheral neuropathy [merriam-webster.com]

Falls. Weakness and loss of sensation may be associated with lack of balance and falling. [mayoclinic.org]

Syncope

Often when people fall, they develop a fear of falling, even if they were not injured in the initial fall. [sah.org.au]

Syncope, repeated falls and transient loss of consciousness may be associated with all forms of dementia, but are more commonly associated with specific sub-types, e.g. dementia [medsafe.govt.nz]

[…] considered a possible contributing factor in any unexplained fall in an older adult. [bcmj.org]

Cardiogenic Syncope

Injuries from a fall can be serious, so if you know you’re prone to these episodes, take steps to reduce your risk of falling. [baptisthealth.com]

Other episodes of psychomotor type occurred in subsequent days, but there were no falls or tonic convulsions. [jnnp.bmj.com]

Indeed, the heart rate increases slowly as the arterial pressure falls. [courses.washington.edu]

Carotid Sinus Syncope

ROLE OF CSS IN RECURRENT SYNCOPE AND FALLS This retrospective study suggests that CSS is responsible for recurrent falls and syncope in 20.8% of patients referred to a medical [pmj.bmj.com]

Forgetting falls. The limited accuracy of recall of falls in the elderly. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988;36:613-6. Czmerak J. [har-journal.com]

Syncope was defined as a rapid onset of transient and self-limited loss of consciousness usually associated with falling, with complete and spontaneous recovery.9 A fall was [jamanetwork.com]

Spinal Trauma

The main cause for spinal injuries is blunt trauma most commonly due to motor vehicle accidents (48 %), followed by falls (21 %), and sport injuries (14.6 %). [portal.research.lu.se]

Spine trauma is damage to the spine caused from a sudden traumatic injury caused by an accidental fall or any other physical injury. [newwestsportsmedicine.com]

Car accidents are a common cause of spinal injury, as are sports injuries and falls. [spineuniverse.com]

Muscular Dystrophy

Symptoms include frequent falling, difficulty in climbing, and a waddling gait. Get exclusive access to content from our 1768 First Edition with your subscription. [britannica.com]

Part 1 of 3: Watching for Symptoms 1 Pay attention to frequent falls. Because muscular dystrophy affects the muscles, it can cause you to fall frequently. [wikihow.com]

[…] of age, they may appear to be clumsy in their movements, and start to have problems with climbing stairs, getting up from the floor, difficulty with running and frequent falls [novita.org.au]

Parkinson Disease

Falls are a frequent problem for people with Parkinson’s disease. Tips for preventing falls are listed. Falls are a frequent complication of Parkinson's disease (PD). [my.clevelandclinic.org]

He also stated that he could not move fast enough to break his fall. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

RESEARCH QUESTION: We investigated the postural control response to vibrotactile feedback provided at the trunk during challenging stance conditions in older adults at high fall [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Myoclonic-Astatic Epilepsy

Atonic drop attacks appear to be a common cause of ictal epileptic falling in MAEE. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] stronger and sufficient to cause astatic falling due to flexion of the waist or extension of the trunk (n=6). [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The patient was a 12-year-old female who developed myoclonic and astatic seizures including nodding and sudden falling at the age of 4. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Labyrinthitis

Postural orinetation and equilibrium: what do we need to know about neural control of balance to prevent falls? [vestibular.org]

Some of the common symptoms of a balance disorder include: Dizziness or vertigo Falling or a feeling as if you are going to fall Lightheadedness, fainting, or a floating sensation [onhealth.com]

It is an exercise-based program primarily designed to reduce vertigo and dizziness, gaze instability, and/or imbalance and falls. [vestibular.org]

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

PSP patients at risk for increasing falls. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Results: Falls were recorded in 606 (77.5%) and fractures in 134 (17.1%). [doi.org]

The Xbox Kinect intervention may have contributed to a decline in falls and maintenance of scores on the BBS, TUG and 10 Meter Walk Tests above fall risk values. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Acoustic Neuritis

We diagnosis and treat people who suffer of dizziness, vertigo, loss of balance, disequilibrium, frequent falls through a multidisciplinary approach Contact Us 12800 Preston [texasdizziness.com]

Some healthcare professionals suggest that this is a natural reaction due to worrying about falling over or feeling faint. [curelabyrinthitis.com]

The trauma was that occurring in ordinary life, caused by fast moving vehicles, falls from various heights, and so on. [jamanetwork.com]

Juvenile Parkinson Disease of Hunt

First case : Male aged 25 years, presented with history of progressive difficulty in walking, hypokinesia, slowness of speech and frequent falls. [neurologyindia.com]

Seatbelts, air bags, and helmets reduce the risk of injury from motor vehicle accidents and falls. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Definition A progressive, degenerative neurologic disease characterized by a TREMOR that is maximal at rest, retropulsion (i.e. a tendency to fall backwards), rigidity, stooped [ctdbase.org]

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Type 2

Death is usually from complications of falls or swallowing problems. [brain.northwestern.edu]

Shoes with built-up heels can also help decrease falling backwards. [bcm.edu]

I am falling frequently. What should I do? Falls are one of the leading causes of injury, disability, and even death in the elderly. [movementdisorders.ufhealth.org]

Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury

CONCLUSIONS: Most fall high school sports teams were exposed to NMT, which was associated with fewer ACL injuries for male, but not for female athletes. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The risk factors for non-contact ACL injuries fall into four distinct categories: environmental, anatomic, hormonal and biomechanical. [bjsm.bmj.com]

The PCL (posterior cruciate ligament) can be ruptured in car accidents when the knee hits the dashboard and in ski accidents when knees get impacted in wild falls. [stoneclinic.com]

Dementia with Lewy Bodies

Associated symptoms included visual hallucinations, excessive daytime drowsiness, recurrent falls, orthostatic hypotension and urinary incontinence. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] possibility of falling asleep during the day. [alzheimer-europe.org]

From a review of five cases of dementia with Lewy bodies with supranuclear gaze palsy including this case, the absence of falls in the early stage of the disease, fluctuation [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Narcolepsy

Falling asleep suddenly may result in injury. You're at increased risk of a car accident if you fall asleep while driving. [mayoclinic.org]

During hypnagogic hallucinations, patients experience dream-like auditory or visual hallucinations, while dozing or falling asleep. [med.stanford.edu]

However, they may fall asleep again in a few minutes. [msdmanuals.com]

Cataplexy

For a time things were fine, but then we started noticing that I was having episodes of falling, especially when I would laugh or get upset. [globalgenes.org]

Others experience sleep paralysis and are unable to move or speak right before falling asleep or right after waking up. [livestrong.com]

The lethargy and random periods of falling asleep got progessively worse. I ended up depressed, not getting out of bed, not going to work. [globalgenes.org]

Viral Labyrinthitis

After a few minutes, I tried standing up but felt as if I was about to fall over. [raam.org]

[…] vertigo nausea vomiting tinnitus hearing loss Physical exam horizontal nystagmus toward the unaffected ear Evaluation Diagnosis is clinical May have a positive Romberg test fall [step2.medbullets.com]

It felt as if the entire building was falling over on it's side. My hands slammed down on the table in attempt to brace myself. [raam.org]

Labyrinthine Concussion

For those over 75 years of age, the rate of falls increase to 32-42 percent. In the senior population, falls are the number one cause of head trauma. [journals.lww.com]

Audiologists should be aware of the greater fall risk of elderly patients and the need for follow-up hearing testing when a fall occurs, even in the absence of vestibular [journals.lww.com]

Among older adults aged 65-75 years without major health or prior balance problems, 25-35 percent report a dangerous fall annually (WHO, 2007 http://bit.ly/2mZt7r7 ). [journals.lww.com]

Chronic Alcoholism

We report a case of a 64-year-old alcoholic man who had a traumatic subdural haematoma after a fall from a height of about eight meters on level ground. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

I have to drink until I fall over," he told ESPN. "They said to me: 'If you keep going with this life, you will die'. [sports.vice.com]

Osteoporosis and falls leading to fractures of the hip are more common in alcoholic patients. [symptoma.com]

Myoclonic Astatic Epilepsy

Seizures can be followed by drop attacks, which can lead to falls and injuries. Absence seizures may occur. [rarediseases.org]

[…] parents described the child as limp when falling) resulting in multiple head and bodily injuries. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

This may make them fall to the floor, or it may have a much smaller effect – like a nod of their head or jerking the upper part of their body. [epilepsy.org.uk]

Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome

All 3 types can produce a sudden fall, producing injuries (drop attacks, Sturzanfälle) or may be limited to the head falling on the chest (head drop, head nod, nictatio capitis [emedicine.medscape.com]

Tonic, myoclonic, or atonic seizures can lead to sudden falls (drop attacks). [orpha.net]

Division of the anterior half of the corpus callosum was performed in two patients with Lennox-Gastaut syndrome incapacitated by frequent atonic seizures leading to sudden falls [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Shy-Drager Syndrome

In SDS, the small NA increase, in the presence of supersensitivity, may have reduced their BP fall as compared to PAF. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fludrocortisone reduced the fall of the mean blood pressure significantly. DOPS reduced the fall of both the diastolic blood pressure and rCBF significantly. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

In both SDS groups there were abnormal responses to exercise: blood pressure fell in SDS-C, but did not fall or rise in SDS-P. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency

Risk factors include: increasing age male gender hypertension smoking obesity 1 Up to 25% of the elderly population will present with imbalance or falls secondary to vertebrobasilar [radiopaedia.org]

[…] medical history of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Hypertension, DVT + Pulmonary Embolism presented to the ED with difficulty walking, muscular weakness, increased frequency of falls [shmabstracts.com]

Inclusion Body Myositis

Patients were reported to have experienced dysphagia (60.2%) and injurious falls (44.3%) during their disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Some of the first signs of inclusion body myositis are falling, difficulty getting up from a chair, and weakened grip. [myositis.org]

[…] had a shortened lifespan (8/13), and agreed that bulbar dysfunction/dysphagia/oropharyngeal involvement (12/13), early-onset disease (8/13), severe symptoms (8/13), and falls [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Dementia

If pain is a falls risk factor, this represents a potentially important point of intervention for falls prevention. [doi.org]

Blood and urine mercury levels and NSE were falling. Memory function had improved qualitatively and quantitatively. 2016 BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Walking in a curved path configuration increases complexity of the task, reflects real-life environments and situations when falls occur. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]