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Possible pathomechanism behind the transient hypofunction of the affected canal in BPPV. Letter to the editor regarding “Clinical significance of video head impulse test in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a meta-analysis” by Elsherif M et al. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2021);278(12):4645–4651

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  1. ENT Unit, Department of Surgery, Azienda USL—IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Viale Risorgimento 80, 42123, Reggio Emilia, Italy

    Andrea Castellucci

  2. Audiology and Vestibology Service, Centromedico, Bellinzona, Switzerland

    Pasquale Malara

  3. ENT Unit, Santa Maria Goretti Hospital, Azienda USL Latina, Latina, Italy

    Salvatore Martellucci

  4. ENT Unit, SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital, Venice, Italy

    Enrico Armato

  5. Department of Audiology and Phoniatrics, San Pio Hospital, Benevento, Italy

    Luigi Califano

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Castellucci, A., Malara, P., Martellucci, S. et al. Possible pathomechanism behind the transient hypofunction of the affected canal in BPPV. Letter to the editor regarding “Clinical significance of video head impulse test in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a meta-analysis” by Elsherif M et al. European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology (2021);278(12):4645–4651. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 279, 1117–1118 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-021-07202-9

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