Is electronystagmography of diagnostic value in the elderly?

Clinical Otolaryngology and Allied Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 27-31

  Hajioff, D ^a,e   Barr Hamilton, R M ^b   Colledge, N R ^c   Lewis, S J ^c   Wilson, J A ^d  

^a ROYAL NATIONAL THROAT NOSE AND EAR HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^d FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Elderly; Electronystagmography; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIZZINESS; ELECTRONYSTAGMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 0036203257     PISSN: 03077772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0307-7772.2001.00517.x     Document Type: Article

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