Margarita Sotelo

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Vestibular neuronitis (“acute labyrinthitis”)

Margarita Sotelo

January 17, 2019

Vestibular neuronitis (“Acute labyrinthitis”) I. What every physician needs to know. Vestibular neuronitis (VN) is also known as neurolabyrinthitis or idiopathic acute vestibular dysfunction and is the second most common cause of peripheral vertigo after benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Continue Reading Acute labyrinthitis is vestibular neuronitis that is associated with unilateral hearing loss due…

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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (benign paroxysmal nystagmus)

Margarita Sotelo

January 17, 2019

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (benign paroxysmal nystagmus) I. What every physician needs to know. Dizziness as a primary complaint accounts for 3-4% of all emergency room (ER) visits, amounting to over 150,000 ER visits annually in the United States. Close to 20% of dizzy patients are admitted to the hospital and over a third are…

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Margarita Sotelo

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Vestibular neuronitis (“acute labyrinthitis”)

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (benign paroxysmal nystagmus)

Bell's palsy (idiopathic facial paralysis)