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Objective measures of vestibular function during an acute vertigo attack in a very young child

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  1. MSA ENT Academy Center, Cassino, Italy

    L. Manzari

  2. Vestibular Research Laboratory, School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    A. M. Burgess, H. G. MacDougall & I. S. Curthoys

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Manzari, L., Burgess, A.M., MacDougall, H.G. et al. Objective measures of vestibular function during an acute vertigo attack in a very young child. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 269, 2589–2592 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-012-2045-0

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