Hypothetical Mechanism for Vertigo in Meniere's Disease

Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1019-1027

  Gibson, William P R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dizziness; Endolymph; Hydrops; Meniere's disease; Vertigo; Vestibular system

Indexed keywords

COCHLEA DUCT; EAR SURGERY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENDOLYMPH; ENDOLYMPH AND PERILYMPH; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HUMAN; INNER EAR; MENIERE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; NYSTAGMUS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEMICIRCULAR CANAL; UTRICLE; VERTIGO; VESTIBULE AQUEDUCT;

AUDIOMETRY, PURE-TONE; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; COCHLEA; ENDOLYMPH; ENDOLYMPHATIC DUCT; ENDOLYMPHATIC SAC; HUMANS; MENIERE DISEASE; NYSTAGMUS, PATHOLOGIC; SACCULE AND UTRICLE; SYNDROME; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; VERTIGO;

EID: 77955721834     PISSN: 00306665     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2010.05.013     Document Type: Review

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