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Mal de debarquement: Pseudo-hallucinations from vestibular memory?

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  1. Dept. of Neurology, Schlosspark - Klinik, Heubnerweg 2, 14056, Berlin, Germany

    Laura Moeller MD & Thomas Lempert MD

  2. Vestibular Research Group, Charité Humboldt - Universität, Berlin, Germany

    Thomas Lempert MD

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Moeller, L., Lempert, T. Mal de debarquement: Pseudo-hallucinations from vestibular memory?. J Neurol 254, 813–815 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-006-0440-4

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