Why do benign paroxysmal positional vertigo episodes recover spontaneously?

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 325-329

  Zucca, Gianpiero ^a   Valli, Stefano ^b   Valli, Paolo ^a   Perin, Paola ^a   Mira, Eugenio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

BPPV; Canalolithiasis; Cupulolithiasis; Otoconia

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOLUTION; ENDOLYMPH; FROG; NONHUMAN; OTOLITH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REMISSION; SACCULUS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VERTIGO;

EID: 0031800682     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/ves-1998-8404     Document Type: Article

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