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Functional Vestibular Disorders

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This chapter discusses vestibular symptoms in persons with normal labyrinths. They may be caused by alcohol, several types of medications and toxic substances, as well as metabolic and endocrinal disorders.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Albert Einstein Hospital , São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil

    Pedro Luiz Mangabeira Albernaz

  2. Otology / Neurotology, Clínica Maia, Canoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

    Francisco Zuma e Maia

  3. Neurotology, Fundación San Lucas para la Neurociencia, Rosário, Santa Fé, Argentina

    Sergio Carmona

  4. Curso de Medicina, Centro Universitário do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil

    Renato Valério Rodrigues Cal

  5. Department of Neurology in Hospital de San Luis, Fundación San Lucas para la Neurociencia, Rosario, Santa Fé, Argentina

    Guillermo Zalazar

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Albernaz, P.L.M., Zuma e Maia, F., Carmona, S., Cal, R.V.R., Zalazar, G. (2019). Functional Vestibular Disorders. In: The New Neurotology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11283-7_14

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