American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 173-178 , May 2006

Anterior semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and positional downbeating nystagmus

  • Jose A. Lopez-Escamez, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Otology and Neurotology Group CTS495, Department of Surgery, Hospital de Poniente de Almería, Ctra de Almerimar s/n, 04700 El Ejido, Almería, Spain. Tel.: +34 950 022653.
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  • Maria I. Molina, MD
    • ,
  • Maria J. Gamiz, PhD

Received 28 August 2005

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PII: S0196-0709(05)00180-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2005.09.010

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 27, Issue 3 , Pages 173-178 , May 2006

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