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Three Instructive Cases

MILES ATKINSON, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1963;77(6):592-594.

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Positional vertigo, it is well to remember, is a symptom, not a diagnosis. It is, moreover, a symptom of a variety of disorders. Indeed, the more I see of it, the more respect I have for it as a problem in differential diagnosis.ollowing three cases, admittedly unusual, which is the reason for their being reported, demonstrate how difficult may be the elucidation of the problem.

Report of Cases

CASEA young1.—A years, was first seen in September, 1959, when he had noticed for one year that he would frequently become dizzy and nauseated on change of head position. He had not noticed that this occurred on movement in any on movement in ticupar-on. Then direction. Theny, having been out for some hours in the sun, he became very dizzy, could not walk straight, and vomited several times. The dizziness continued for two or three days, and the whole disturbance was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
NEW YORK

From the Department of OtolaryngOtolarygy, York University School of Medicine.

Associate Professorcal OtolaryngOtolaryngology, ew York University School of Medicine.

Footnotes
Submitted for publication Oct 29, 1962.

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