Persistent geotropic nystagmus - A different kind of cupular pathology and its localizing signs

Acta Oto-Laryngologica

Volumn 126, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 698-704

  Bergenius, Johan ^a   Tomanovic, Tatjana ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endolymph density; Heavy cupula; Light cupula; Pitch plane; Zero zone

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CUPULA; ENDOLYMPH; FEMALE; GRAVITY; HUMAN; MALE; NYSTAGMOGRAPHY; NYSTAGMUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSISTENT GEOTROPIC NYSTAGMUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; SUPINE POSITION; VERTIGO; VIDEONYSTAGMOSCOPY;

ADULT; AGED; ENDOLYMPH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; NYSTAGMUS, PHYSIOLOGIC; SEMICIRCULAR CANALS; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 33745712866     PISSN: 00016489     EISSN: 16512553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00016480500475609     Document Type: Article

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