Use of posturography to identify the risk of falling in elderly people with dizziness

ABSTRACT Purpose the aim of this study is to determine whether posturography, an exam used investigate ability maintain balance under conflicting sensory conditions, can identify risk falls in eldery patients with dizziness. Methods compare posturographic results elderly people vs no falls, paired by sex, age and dizziness etiology. Results 18 fallers, and, these, 14 two or more last year were compared without falls. Comparing subjects at least one fall year, fallers obtain worse scores conditions visual dependence. non recurrent score several conditions: somatosensorial, vestibular, conflict, main measure, composite score. Conclusion posturography appears be a useful tool those high