TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1988//
TI  - Causes of ataxia in patients attending a falls laboratory
JO  - Age and ageing
A1  - Sharma, J. C.
A1  - MacLennan, W. J.
SP  - 94
EP  - 102
VL  - 17
IS  - 2
N2  - The relationship of a range of clinical variables to balance was investigated in a group of 121 elderly patients giving a history of falls. Information collected included a clinical history and physical examination, and an evaluation of position sense, vibration sense and vestibular function. Postural changes in blood pressure were measured on a tilt-table, and sway was quantified on an ataxiameter. There was a statistically significant relationship between leg power, visual acuity, posture sense and mental function and sway, and a weaker positive association between a variety of other factors and sway. When factors showing a positive association with sway were used to construct a 'pathology' scene for each patient, it emerged that there was a statistically significant correlation between scores and ataxiameter readings. This suggests that, in the elderly, ataxia is usually the result of multiple factors.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-0729
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -