Relevance of plasma D-dimer measurement in patients with acute peripheral vertigo

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 117, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 467-472

  Fatfori, Bruno ^a   Ursino, Francesco ^a   Cristofani, Renza ^a   Galetta, Fabio ^a   Nacci, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Blood Coagulation; M ni re's Disease; Vestibular Neuronitis

Indexed keywords

D DIMER;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOMETRY; BLOOD CLOTTING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVOKED BRAIN STEM AUDITORY RESPONSE; FEMALE; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENIERE DISEASE; PLASMA; STABILOGRAPHY; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR DISORDER; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FIBRIN FIBRINOGEN DEGRADATION PRODUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MENIERE'S DISEASE; MIDDLE AGED; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS;

EID: 0037833440     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/002221503321892316     Document Type: Article

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