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Case Report

The diagnostic framework of peripheral positional vertigo and dizziness (PPVD): a new concept based on the observation of alcohol-induced posterior canal light cupula

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Pages 40-48 | Received 12 May 2016, Accepted 02 Jul 2016, Published online: 02 Sep 2016

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