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The video head impulse test: a right–left imbalance

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  1. Department of Neurology and German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders, Campus Grosshadern, Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany

    M. Strupp, A. Kichler & O. Kremmyda

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Strupp, M., Kichler, A., McGarvie, L. et al. The video head impulse test: a right–left imbalance. J Neurol 265 (Suppl 1), 40–43 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-018-8986-5

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