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Hyperviscosity syndrome and vertigo

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Pathological hyperviscosity of the blood may be associated with polycythemia, hypergammaglobulinaemia or Waldenström’s macroglobulinaemia. Depending on the degree of hyperviscosity, episodic vertigo may also occur; it is most often caused by venous obstruction of the peripheral labyrinth. Symptomatic improvement is seen after blood hyperviscosity is reduced.

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Brandt, T. (2003). Hyperviscosity syndrome and vertigo. In: Vertigo. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-3801-8_21

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