American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111 , March 2009

Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of lateral semicircular canal by Gufoni's manoeuvre

  • Riggio Francesco, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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  • Dispenza Francesco, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, 90127 Palermo, Italy. Tel.: +393334565471.
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  • Gallina Salvatore, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Kulamarva Gautham, MS, DNB, MRCS, DOHNS

      Affiliations

    • ENT Clinic Nayak's Road, Kasaragod, India
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  • Gargano Rosalia, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
    • ,
  • Speciale Riccardo, MD

      Affiliations

    • Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy

Received 7 January 2008

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PII: S0196-0709(08)00045-8

doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2008.03.001

American Journal of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Medicine and Surgery
Volume 30, Issue 2 , Pages 106-111 , March 2009

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