American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , March 2006

Approach to bilateral benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo

  • Lea Pollak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. 4 Kibutz Galuyot St., Nes Ziona 74012, Israel. Tel.: +972 8 9404747; fax: +972 8 9401995.
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  • Rafael Stryjer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department D, Mental Health Hospital, Beer-Yaacov, Israel
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  • Mark Kushnir, MD
    • ,
  • Shlomo Flechter, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel

Received 8 April 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00141-9

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.07.012

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 2 , Pages 91-95 , March 2006

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