Fall risk, vestibular schwannoma, and anticoagulation therapy

Journal of the American Academy of Audiology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 237-245

  Shelfer, Janet ^a   Zapala, David ^a   Lundy, Larry ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Coumadin (brand name of generic warfarin); Fall risk; Intracanalicular mass; Vestibular evoked myogenic potential; Vestibular schwannoma

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ACOUSTIC NEURINOMA; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; AUDIOGRAPHY; BALANCE DISORDER; BRAIN HEMORRHAGE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISORIENTATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FALL RISK ASSESSMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; HEAD INJURY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NYSTAGMUS; OSTEOARTHRITIS; PERCEPTION DEAFNESS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; STROKE; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; FEMALE; HEARING LOSS, SENSORINEURAL; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MUSCULOSKELETAL EQUILIBRIUM; NEUROMA, ACOUSTIC; RECURRENCE; WARFARIN;

EID: 47249088265     PISSN: 10500545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3766/jaaa.19.3.8     Document Type: Article

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