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Simultaneous occurrence of trigeminal herpes zoster and Ramsay Hunt syndrome presenting sudden prolonged vertigo

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Dr. Yi conducted the design and conceptualization of the study, interpretation of the data, and revising the manuscript. Dr. Lee wrote the manuscript, and analyzed and interpreted the data.

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Dr. Lee serves on the editorial boards of the Research in Vestibular Science, Frontiers in Neuro-otology, and Current Medical Imaging Review.

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Yi, HA., Lee, H. Simultaneous occurrence of trigeminal herpes zoster and Ramsay Hunt syndrome presenting sudden prolonged vertigo. Neurol Sci 38, 2049–2051 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-017-3021-7

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