A unified hypothesis for vestibular dysfunction?
review · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.otohns.2008.12.028.
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Abstract
It is our hypothesis that three distinct syndromes of vertigo (ie, labyrinthitis, Ménière's disease, and BPPV), which arise from a malfunction of the vestibular labyrinth, are in fact a spectrum of disorders all resulting from the presence of free-floating particles within the vestibular fluid chambers.
Medical subject headings
- Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
- Meniere Disease
- Vertigo
- Vestibule, Labyrinth