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Mayra Cristina Aratani
Researcher at Federal University of São Paulo
Publications - 15
Citations - 468
Mayra Cristina Aratani is an academic researcher from Federal University of São Paulo. The author has contributed to research in topics: Randomized controlled trial & Geriatric Depression Scale. The author has an hindex of 10, co-authored 15 publications receiving 435 citations.
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Circunstâncias e consequências de quedas em idosos com vestibulopatia crônica
Fernando Freitas Ganança,Juliana Maria Gazzola,Mayra Cristina Aratani,Monica Rodrigues Perracini,Maurício Malavasi Ganança +4 more
TL;DR: Fear and tendency to fall are referred by the majority of chronically dizzy elderly and the number of falls is significantly associated with activity restrictions after the last fall and with the causes for falling (slipping and dizziness).
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Caracterização clínica de idosos com disfunção vestibular crônica
Juliana Maria Gazzola,Fernando Freitas Ganança,Mayra Cristina Aratani,Monica Rodrigues Perracini,Maurício Malavasi Ganança +4 more
TL;DR: Dizziness is a chronic symptom in elderly patients and the association of two diseases, metabolic and vascular labyrinth conditions, are common.
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Circumstances and consequences of falls in elderly people with vestibular disorder
Fernando Freitas Ganança,Juliana Maria Gazzola,Mayra Cristina Aratani,Monica Rodrigues Perracini,Maurício Malavasi Ganança +4 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate the circumstances and consequences of falls in the chronically dizzy elderly and to correlate them with the number of falls (one/two and more) and the most common cause for falls are dizziness and stumbling.
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Revisão sistemática sobre os efeitos da reabilitação vestibular em adultos de meia-idade e idosos
Natalia Aquaroni Ricci,Mayra Cristina Aratani,Flávia Doná,Camila Macedo,Heloisa Helena Caovilla,Fernando Freitas Ganança +5 more
TL;DR: The studies included in this review provide evidence for the positive effects of VR in elderly and middle-aged adults with vestibular disturbances.
Revisão sistemática sobre os efeitos da reabilitação vestibular em adultos de meia-idade e idosos A systematic review about the effects of the vestibular rehabilitation in middle-age and older adults
Natalia A. Ricci,Mayra Cristina Aratani,Flávia Doná,Camila Macedo,Heloisa Helena Caovilla,Fernando Freitas Ganança +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the results of clinical trials on vestibular rehabilitation (VR) in middle-aged and elderly people with vertibular disorders were summarized by the PEDro scale.