[Is XXXX in the elderly overlooked? An investigation in a home for the aged].

@entity1 @entity410 @entity909 @entity302 @entity2459
The symptoms of @entity302 in old @entity1 differ from those in younger @entity1 . Therefore, these @entity410 may be misinterpreted as symptoms of other "typical" diseases in old @entity1 . In an old @entity1 's home, we assessed whether a standardized questionnaire is able to reveal undiagnosed @entity302 in the elderly. Reported sudden falls, @entity909 , and cramps were the criteria for further diagnostic procedures. We found @entity302 in 11 of 389 study @entity1 . In four of them (1% of the total sample), the @entity302 was newly diagnosed; five more cases remained unclear. Therefore, the total number of @entity302 @entity1 might have been even higher. Most of the reported @entity2459 (89%) were due to internal medical or other neurological or orthopaedic causes. Once these have been excluded, the diagnosis of @entity302 should be considered. The results of our pilot study suggest that @entity302 in old @entity1 's homes is often unrecognised. Early diagnosis and treatment of @entity302 in the elderly is important to improve prognosis and social consequences for affected @entity1 .
