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A 58-year-old woman with progressive vertigo, deafness and weakness

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 December 2014

D.J. Chong ,
M.J. Strong ,
M.J. Shkrum ,
P. Kalapos  and
R.R. Hammond
D.J. Chong
Affiliation:
Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada
M.J. Strong
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada
M.J. Shkrum
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology and the Department of Clinical Neurological Sciences, Division of Neurology, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada
P. Kalapos
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, Division of Neurology, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada
R.R. Hammond
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, Division of Neurology, University of Western Ontario, London ON, Canada
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Information
Canadian Journal of Neurological Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 1 , February 2005 , pp. 103 - 108
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Copyright © The Canadian Journal of Neurological 2014

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