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Falling

Falling: Introduction

Falling: The unintentional motion of falling. See free access online books about Falling below. See detailed information below for a list of 31 causes of Falling, including diseases and drug side effect causes.

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Causes of Falling

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Falling: Symptom Checker

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Causes of General Symptom Types

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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Falling

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Diagnostic Guides for Falling

Medical Books Excerpts Read excertps from published book sections related to Falling from the following published medical books for more detailed information about Falling. Free access (no registration): read all online diagnostic book sections about Falling

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  • Falls
  • "The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter" (2000)
 

Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.

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Medications or substances causing Falling:

The following drugs, medications, substances or toxins are some of the possible causes of Falling as a symptom. Always advise your doctor of any medications or treatments you are using, including prescription, over-the-counter, supplements, herbal or alternative treatments.

See full list of 34 medications causing Falling

Detailed list of causes of Falling

The list below shows some of the causes of Falling mentioned in various sources:

See full list of 31 causes of Falling

How Common are these Causes of Falling?

This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases, not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Falling. Of the 31 causes of Falling that we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:

  • 1 causes are "very common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "common" diseases
  • 2 causes are "uncommon" diseases
  • 1 causes are "rare" diseases
  • 2 causes are "very rare" diseases
  • 26 causes have no prevalence information.

See the analysis of the prevalence of 31 causes of Falling

Conditions listing symptoms: Falling:

The following list of conditions have 'Falling' or similar listed as a symptom in our database. This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete. Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause of any symptom.

A

  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ... falling
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, type 6 ... falling

    B

  • Barbiturate abuse ... falling

    G

  • Generalized seizures ... falling
  • Grand mal seizures ... falling

    I

  • Inclusion Body Myositis ... Falling

    J

  • Juvenile dermatomyositis ... falling

    L

  • Labrynthitis ... falling

    P

  • Progressive Supranuclear Palsy ... falling

    S

  • Spinocerebellar ataxia 14 ... falling
  • Startle epilepsy ... falling

    T

  • Tonic seizure ... falling
  • Tonic-Clonic seizure ... falling

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  • Causes of Falling Based on Risk Factors

    This information shows analysis of the list of causes of Falling based on whether certain risk factors apply to the patient:

  • Diabetes - history of diabetes or family history of diabetes?

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    Medical Conditions associated with Falling:

    Balance symptoms (595 causes)

    Symptoms related to Falling:

    Balance symptoms (595 causes), Dizziness (1141 causes), Leg weakness (149 causes), Posture symptoms (84 causes), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, Barbiturate abuse, Generalized seizures, Grand mal seizures (19 causes), Inclusion Body Myositis

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