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Head-shaking nystagmus and vertigo cured by lateral semicircular canal occlusion

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  1. Neurology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Miriam S. Welgampola, Leigh A. McGarvie & G. Michael Halmagyi

  2. Otolaryngology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia

    Glen R. Croxson

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Welgampola, M.S., Croxson, G.R., McGarvie, L.A. et al. Head-shaking nystagmus and vertigo cured by lateral semicircular canal occlusion. J Neurol 263, 588–590 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-016-8027-1

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