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Anterior semicircular canal BPPV with positional downbeat nystagmus without latency, habituation and adaptation

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  1. Department of Neurology, Refferal Center for Demyelinating Diseases of the Central Nervous System, University Hospital Center Zagreb, Kišpatićeva 12, HR-10000, Zagreb, Croatia

    Ivan Adamec & Mario Habek

  2. Department of Neurology, University of Zagreb, School of Medicine, Zagreb, Croatia

    Mario Habek

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Video 1 (MPG 13,555 kb). The patient is in left DHT, down beat nystagmus (DBN) with slight torsional component towards the right ear is seen, without latency or adaptation

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Adamec, I., Habek, M. Anterior semicircular canal BPPV with positional downbeat nystagmus without latency, habituation and adaptation. Neurol Sci 33, 955–956 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-011-0843-6

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