The following symptoms and complaints may co-occur with increased tendency to fall:
Leading symptom
- Increased tendency to fall
Associated symptoms
- Cephalgia (headache)
- Muscle tremor
- Palpitations (heart stuttering)
- Vertigo (dizziness)/dizziness
- Syncope – sudden onset of unconsciousness lasting a short time.
- Nausea (nausea)/vomiting
Note!Fear of falling increases the risk of falling.
Warning signs (red flags) of falling without syncope
- A sudden-onset fall in a healthy elderly patient always requires further diagnostic evaluation.
- Advanced age (> 55 years of age) is a risk factor for a positive CT finding of the skull and a necessary neurosurgical intervention (see below Medical Device Diagnostics).
- Gradual onset of repeated falls in younger patients always require further diagnostics to prove a causative disease.
For warning signs of falls with syncope, see “Syncope and collapse/discomfort”.
