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Unable to balance

MedGen UID:
537119
•Concept ID:
C0241981
•
Finding
Synonyms: Balance impairment; 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

Guidelines for Monitoring and Management of Pediatric Patients Before, During, and After Sedation for Diagnostic and Therapeutic Procedures.
Coté CJ, Wilson S; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS; AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY
Pediatrics 2019 Jun;143(6) doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1000. PMID: 31138666
American College of Sports Medicine position stand. Quantity and quality of exercise for developing and maintaining cardiorespiratory, musculoskeletal, and neuromotor fitness in apparently healthy adults: guidance for prescribing exercise.
Garber CE, Blissmer B, Deschenes MR, Franklin BA, Lamonte MJ, Lee IM, Nieman DC, Swain DP; American College of Sports Medicine
Med Sci Sports Exerc 2011 Jul;43(7):1334-59. doi: 10.1249/MSS.0b013e318213fefb. PMID: 21694556
ESPEN Guidelines on Parenteral Nutrition: surgery.
Braga M, Ljungqvist O, Soeters P, Fearon K, Weimann A, Bozzetti F; ESPEN
Clin Nutr 2009 Aug;28(4):378-86. Epub 2009 May 21 doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.04.002. PMID: 19464088

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Exploring the perception of barriers to a dual career by student-athletes with/out disabilities.
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
Efficacy of an Algorithm-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote a Balance Between Cancer Patients' Social Roles and Outpatient Treatment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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
Impaired Degradation of Neutrophil Extracellular Traps: A Possible Severity Factor of Elderly Male COVID-19 Patients.
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
J Innate Immun 2022;14(5):461-476. Epub 2022 Jan 27 doi: 10.1159/000521594. PMID: 35086104Free PMC Article
Characterization of Postoperative Infection Risk in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Delayed Sternal Closure.
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
Nigeria: child health.
Amobi I
Nurs Times 1983 Feb 2-8;79(5):51-3, 56. PMID: 6550310

Diagnosis

Characterization of Postoperative Infection Risk in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Delayed Sternal Closure.
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
A differential release of matrix metalloproteinases 9 and 2 during coronary artery bypass grafting and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
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

Efficacy of an Algorithm-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote a Balance Between Cancer Patients' Social Roles and Outpatient Treatment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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
Characterization of Postoperative Infection Risk in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Delayed Sternal Closure.
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
Outlook for the future of the obstetrician-gynecologist workforce.
Anderson BL, Hale RW, Salsberg E, Schulkin J
Am J Obstet Gynecol 2008 Jul;199(1):88.e1-8. Epub 2008 May 23 doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2008.03.013. PMID: 18456228
The role of interleukin-1 in bone resorption in rheumatoid arthritis.
Strand V, Kavanaugh AF
Rheumatology (Oxford) 2004 Jun;43 Suppl 3:iii10-iii16. doi: 10.1093/rheumatology/keh202. PMID: 15150427

Prognosis

Efficacy of an Algorithm-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote a Balance Between Cancer Patients' Social Roles and Outpatient Treatment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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
A differential release of matrix metalloproteinases 9 and 2 during coronary artery bypass grafting and off-pump coronary artery bypass surgery.
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

Efficacy of an Algorithm-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote a Balance Between Cancer Patients' Social Roles and Outpatient Treatment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.
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
Characterization of Postoperative Infection Risk in Cardiac Surgery Patients With Delayed Sternal Closure.
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
Dysregulated mTORC1 renders cells critically dependent on desaturated lipids for survival under tumor-like stress.
Young RM, Ackerman D, Quinn ZL, Mancuso A, Gruber M, Liu L, Giannoukos DN, Bobrovnikova-Marjon E, Diehl JA, Keith B, Simon MC
Genes Dev 2013 May 15;27(10):1115-31. doi: 10.1101/gad.198630.112. PMID: 23699409Free PMC Article
Vestibular loss disrupts control of head and trunk on a sinusoidally moving platform.
Buchanan JJ, Horak FB
J Vestib Res 2001-2002;11(6):371-89. PMID: 12446963
Decrease in timed balance test scores with aging.
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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