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Unable to balance

MedGen UID:
537119
Concept ID:
C0241981
Finding
Synonyms: Balance impairment; Imbalance; Impaired balance
SNOMED CT: Impairment of balance (387603000); Problem with balance (387603000); Balance impairment (387603000); Loss of balance (282299006); Unable to balance (282299006)

Definition

A deficit in equilibrium, which may manifest as unsteady ambulation or inability to maintain an upright position. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVUnable to balance

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Coté CJ, Wilson S; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
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Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Vaquero-Cristóbal R, Maciá-Andreu MJ, Díaz-Aroca Á, Meroño L, García-Roca JA, Abenza-Cano L, Cánovas-Álvarez FJ, Sánchez-Pato A, Leiva-Arcas A
PLoS One 2023;18(5):e0286152. Epub 2023 May 19 doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0286152. PMID: 37205682Free PMC Article
Kanda K, Kyota A, Fujimoto K, Shimizu H, Kikuchi S, Imai Y, Yoshida K
Cancer Nurs 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):303-313. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001108. PMID: 35398872Free PMC Article
de Buhr N, Parplys AC, Schroeder M, Henneck T, Schaumburg B, Stanelle-Bertram S, Jarczak D, Nierhaus A, Hiller J, Peine S, Kluge S, Klingel K, Gabriel G, von Köckritz-Blickwede M
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Li M, Mazzeffi MA, Gammie JS, Banoub M, Pazhani Y, Herr D, Madathil R, Pousatis S, Bathula A
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 May;34(5):1238-1243. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.01.010. PMID: 32127277
Amobi I
Nurs Times 1983 Feb 2-8;79(5):51-3, 56. PMID: 6550310

Diagnosis

Li M, Mazzeffi MA, Gammie JS, Banoub M, Pazhani Y, Herr D, Madathil R, Pousatis S, Bathula A
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 May;34(5):1238-1243. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.01.010. PMID: 32127277
Sokal A, Zembala M, Radomski A, Kocher A, Pacholewicz J, Los J, Jedrzejczyk E, Zembala M, Radomski M
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 May;137(5):1218-24. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.004. PMID: 19379995

Therapy

Kanda K, Kyota A, Fujimoto K, Shimizu H, Kikuchi S, Imai Y, Yoshida K
Cancer Nurs 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):303-313. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001108. PMID: 35398872Free PMC Article
Li M, Mazzeffi MA, Gammie JS, Banoub M, Pazhani Y, Herr D, Madathil R, Pousatis S, Bathula A
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 May;34(5):1238-1243. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.01.010. PMID: 32127277
Anderson BL, Hale RW, Salsberg E, Schulkin J
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Strand V, Kavanaugh AF
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2004 Jun;43 Suppl 3:iii10-iii16. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh202. PMID: 15150427

Prognosis

Kanda K, Kyota A, Fujimoto K, Shimizu H, Kikuchi S, Imai Y, Yoshida K
Cancer Nurs 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):303-313. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001108. PMID: 35398872Free PMC Article
Sokal A, Zembala M, Radomski A, Kocher A, Pacholewicz J, Los J, Jedrzejczyk E, Zembala M, Radomski M
J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2009 May;137(5):1218-24. Epub 2009 Feb 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.11.004. PMID: 19379995

Clinical prediction guides

Kanda K, Kyota A, Fujimoto K, Shimizu H, Kikuchi S, Imai Y, Yoshida K
Cancer Nurs 2023 Jul-Aug 01;46(4):303-313. Epub 2022 Dec 11 doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000001108. PMID: 35398872Free PMC Article
Li M, Mazzeffi MA, Gammie JS, Banoub M, Pazhani Y, Herr D, Madathil R, Pousatis S, Bathula A
J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth 2020 May;34(5):1238-1243. Epub 2020 Jan 13 doi: 10.1053/j.jvca.2020.01.010. PMID: 32127277
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Bohannon RW, Larkin PA, Cook AC, Gear J, Singer J
Phys Ther 1984 Jul;64(7):1067-70. doi: 10.1093/ptj/64.7.1067. PMID: 6739548

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