Apport des explorations otoneurologiques dans l'évaluation du risque de chutes du sujet âgé

Falls are very prevalent among the elderly. The detection of risk factors of balance and gait impairment would be useful to prevent falls and dependency. Easy-to-perform clinical tests, such as the get-up-and-go test, can be used to determine the appropriateness of other investigations (neurological, ENT…). New dynamic posturography procedures are helpful in focusing attention on persons with a high risk of falls.