Another adverse effect of aspirin: bilateral vestibulopathy
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Bilateral vestibulopathy
The author explains the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, prevention, diagnostic work-up, and management of bilateral vestibulopathy. Gait ataxia and oscillopsia are the key clinical features of bilateral vestibulopathy. Other clinical features of bilateral vestibulopathy include absence of spontaneous vertigo and nystagmus; inability to walk in the dark or on uneven or soft surfaces, unl...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery & Psychiatry
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0022-3050
DOI: 10.1136/jnnp.74.5.691