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What Causes Imbalance Issues In An Elderly Person?

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Posted on Sat, 10 Dec 2016
Question: am 90---generally good health-- no major issues BUT I do get periods of stance-standing----no vertigo---just imbalance--unsteadines comes and goes
what do you think is the cause. XXXXXXX XXXXX
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Answered by Dr. Ajay Panwar (1 hour later)
Brief Answer:
Blood pressure for postural drop/Adequate hydration.

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXX,
Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com.
I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query.

If you would have presented to me as an outpatient with these complaints, I would have checked up for blood pressure for postural drop and asked you to have adequate intake of fluids. If there is postural fall in blood pressure, it should be corrected.
Some basic blood tests like hemogram, blood sugar, serum creatinine and serum electrolytes need to be tested as well.

I shall be glad to have you in follow-up with further details.

Regards
Dr.Ajay Panwar,
MD,DM(Neurology)
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What Causes Imbalance Issues In An Elderly Person?

Brief Answer: Blood pressure for postural drop/Adequate hydration. Detailed Answer: Hi XXXXX, Thanks for being on healthcaremagic.com. I am Dr.Ajay Panwar,a neurologist, here to answer your query. If you would have presented to me as an outpatient with these complaints, I would have checked up for blood pressure for postural drop and asked you to have adequate intake of fluids. If there is postural fall in blood pressure, it should be corrected. Some basic blood tests like hemogram, blood sugar, serum creatinine and serum electrolytes need to be tested as well. I shall be glad to have you in follow-up with further details. Regards Dr.Ajay Panwar, MD,DM(Neurology)