Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo in multiple sclerosis: Diagnosis, pathophysiology and therapeutic techniques

Multiple Sclerosis

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 250-255

  Frohman, Elliot M ^a   Kramer, P D ^b   Dewey, R B ^a   Kramer, L ^a   Frohman, T C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS   (United States)

^b SETON HALL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

BPPV; Dix Hallpike maneuver; Epley maneuver

Indexed keywords

AGENTS ACTING ON THE AUDITORY AND VESTIBULAR SYSTEMS; CORTICOSTEROID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VESTIBULAR SUPPRESSANT;

BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONING VERTIGO; DEMYELINATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIX HALLPIKE MANUEVER; EPLEY MANEUVER; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT POSITIONING; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; POSITION EFFECT; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR NUCLEUS; VIBRATION;

HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POSTURE; VERTIGO;

EID: 0038660130     PISSN: 13524585     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/1352458503ms901oa     Document Type: Review

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