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Ampullopetal endolymph flow in the semicircular canals causes excitatory response in lateral canal. Multiple sclerosis can present as dizziness and is diagnosed with increased gamma globulin/oligoclonal bands and scattered white matter plaques on MRI.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 1215 21st Avenue South, 7209 Medical Center East–South Building, Nashville, TN, 37232, USA

    Stanley Pelosi M.D. & Matthew Luke Carlson M.D.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA

    Fred Lin

  2. Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Endoscopic Sinus and Skull Base Surgery, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

    Zara Patel

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Pelosi, S., Carlson, M.L. (2014). Vestibular System. In: Lin, F., Patel, Z. (eds) ENT Board Prep. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8354-0_14

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