Bedside neuro-otological examination and interpretation of commonly used investigations

Neurology in Practice

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2004, Pages

  Davies, Rosalyn ^a  

^a NATIONAL HOSPITAL FOR NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; ENDOLYMPH; EYE MOVEMENT DISORDER; GAIT; GAZE; HUMAN; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CALORIC VESTIBULAR TEST; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; EARDRUM; EXTERNAL OTITIS; EYE MOVEMENT; FOREIGN BODY; GAIT DISORDER; GRAVITY; INNER EAR DISEASE; OTITIS MEDIA; STABILOGRAPHY; VESTIBULAR TEST;

DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES, OTOLOGICAL; HUMANS; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; OCULAR MOTILITY DISORDERS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PHYSICIAN'S ROLE; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 10144224250     PISSN: 14737086     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.2004.054478     Document Type: Review

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