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Vertigo, Masseter Paresis or Masseter Reflex Abnormality, and Impaired Caloric Response

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Brain-Stem Localization and Function

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Symptoms and signs of acute peripheral-type vestibular abnormalities occasionally occur in patients with multiple sclerosis and brain-stem ischemia. Such patients may show reduced excitability of the lateral semicircular canal. From this observation, the question arises as to the location of the causative lesion.

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  1. Neurologische Klinik, Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany

    H. C. Hopf

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  1. Department of Neurology New England Medical Center, Tufts University, 750 Washington Street, Boston, MA, 02111, USA

    Louis R. Caplan

  2. Neurologische Klinik, Universität Mainz, Langenbeckstraße 1, 55131, Mainz, Germany

    Hanns Christian Hopf

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Hopf, H.C. (1993). Vertigo, Masseter Paresis or Masseter Reflex Abnormality, and Impaired Caloric Response. In: Caplan, L.R., Hopf, H.C. (eds) Brain-Stem Localization and Function. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-78172-8_11

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