Cases requiring increased number of repositioning maneuvers in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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Cases requiring increased number of repositioning maneuvers in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
INTRODUCTION Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a clinical syndrome that is proposed to be caused by dislocated utricular debris into semicircular canals. Although the majority of patients are treated by one or two repositioning maneuvers, some of the patients need repeated maneuvers for relief. OBJECTIVE The goal of this study was to investigate the factors associated with patien...
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عنوان ژورنال: Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1808-8694
DOI: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2015.08.018