Evidence for a viral neuropathy in recurrent vertigo

ORL

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 6-14

  Gacek, Richard R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; M ni re's disease; Recurrent vertigo; Viral neuropathy

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; GANCICLOVIR; GENTAMICIN;

ANTIVIRAL THERAPY; BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; HERPES VIRUS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MENIERE DISEASE; NEUROPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS; VESTIBULAR SYSTEM; VIRAL NEUROPATHY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERTIGO; VESTIBULAR FUNCTION TESTS; VESTIBULAR NERVE; VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS;

EID: 38849189260     PISSN: 03011569     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000111042     Document Type: Review

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