Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Diagnostic criteria

Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation

Volumn 25, Issue 3-4, 2015, Pages 105-117

  Von Brevern, Michael ^a   Bertholon, Pierre ^b   Brandt, Thomas ^c   Fife, Terry ^d   Imai, Takao ^e   Nuti, Daniele ^f   Newman Toker, David ^g  

^a Park Klinik Weissensee   (Germany)

^b Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e OSAKA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SIENA   (Italy)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Criteria; Diagnosis; Nystagmus; Positional; Vertigo

Indexed keywords

BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; CLASSIFICATION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EAR SURGERY; HUMAN; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; OTOLOGIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; VESTIBULAR DISEASES;

EID: 84954118295     PISSN: 09574271     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/VES-150553     Document Type: Article

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