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BENIGN POSITIONAL VERTIGO [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-03-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Ear
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
CONT

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) causes dizziness due to debris, [called otoliths], which has collected within a part of the inner ear... The symptoms of BPPV include dizziness or vertigo, lightheadedness, imbalance, and nausea.

Key term(s)
  • benign paroxysmal position vertigo

French

Domaine(s)
  • Oreille
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Vertige rotatoire vrai [...] qui survient par paroxysmes lors des changements de position.

OBS

[...] les patients ont la sensation que l'environnement et eux-mêmes sont animés d'un mouvement giratoire [...]

Spanish

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