Barré-Lieou syndrome and the problem of the obsolete eponym

Journal of Laryngology and Otology

Volumn 121, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 680-683

  Foster, C A ^a   Jabbour, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Autonomic Nervous System Diseases; Eponyms; Spinal Osteophytosis; Vascular Headaches; Vertebrobasilar Insufficiency; Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; CLUSTER HEADACHE; DIZZINESS; HEADACHE; HEARING LOSS; HUMAN; NECK PAIN; NERVE COMPRESSION; NOMENCLATURE; SPONDYLOSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVE; TINNITUS; TRIGEMINUS NEURALGIA; VASOMOTOR DISORDER; VERTEBRAL ARTERY; VESTIBULAR DISORDER;

CEREBROVASCULAR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EPONYMS; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SPINAL OSTEOPHYTOSIS; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 34347346139     PISSN: 00222151     EISSN: 17485460     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S002221510600346X     Document Type: Article

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