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01-10-2018 | Letter to the Editors

Vestibular rehabilitation therapy and Nintendo Wii balance board training both improve postural control in bilateral vestibulopathy

Authors: Klaus Jahn, Ann Kathrin Saul, Matthias Elstner, Katrin Sapa, Silvy Kellerer

Published in: Journal of Neurology | Special Issue 1/2018

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Title: Vestibular rehabilitation therapy and Nintendo Wii balance board training both improve postural control in bilateral vestibulopathy
Authors: Klaus Jahn
Ann Kathrin Saul
Matthias Elstner
Katrin Sapa
Silvy Kellerer
Publication date: 01-10-2018
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: Journal of Neurology / Issue Special Issue 1/2018
Print ISSN: 0340-5354
Electronic ISSN: 1432-1459
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-8882-z

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