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Vestibular rehabilitation therapy in Europe: chances and challenges

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This work was supported by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF Grant 01EO1401).

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  1. German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ), University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Klaus Jahn, Andreas Zwergal & Silvy Kellerer

  2. Department of Neurology and Neurorehabilitation, Schoen Clinic Bad Aibling, Kolbermoorer Strasse 72, Bad Aibling, 83043, Munich, Germany

    Klaus Jahn

  3. Laboratoire de Neurosciences Sensorielles Et Cognitives, CNRS Aix-Marseille Université, Marseille, France

    Christophe Lopez

  4. Department of Neurology, University Hospital Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich, Munich, Germany

    Andreas Zwergal

  5. Department of Physical Therapy, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beer Sheva, Israel

    Oz Zur

  6. The Israeli Center for Treating Dizziness and Balance Disorders, Ra’anana, Israel

    Oz Zur

  7. Department of Rehabilitation and Sports Medicine, Charles University and Motol University Hospital Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

    Ondrej Cakrt

  8. Department of Neurology, University Hospital-Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland

    Hassen Kerkeni

  9. Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Lund, Sweden

    Fredrik Tjernström

  10. Academic Unit of Neurology, School of Medicine, Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

    Dara Meldrum

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Jahn, K., Lopez, C., Zwergal, A. et al. Vestibular rehabilitation therapy in Europe: chances and challenges. J Neurol 266 (Suppl 1), 9–10 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-019-09368-z

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