The Use of Neuroimaging Studies and Neurological Consultation to Evaluate Dizzy Patients in the Emergency Department

The Neurohospitalist

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 7-14

  Navi, Babak B ^a   Kamel, Hooman ^a   Shah, Maulik P ^b   Grossman, Aaron W ^b   Poisson, Sharon N ^b   Josephson, S Andrew ^b   Johnston, S Claiborne ^b   Kim, Anthony S ^b   Wong, Christine ^c   Whetstone, William D ^b  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA PACIFIC MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

dizziness; emergency medicine; neuroimaging; referral and consultation; vertigo

Indexed keywords

EID: 84992801855     PISSN: 19418744     EISSN: 19418752     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1941874412458677     Document Type: Article

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