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. 1975 Nov;50(11):890–893. doi: 10.1136/adc.50.11.890

Vestibular dysfunction in familial dysautonomia. The Riley-Day syndrome.

D C Siggers, D T Haciska, V A McKusick

PMCID: PMC1545719 PMID: 1211962

Abstract

We report the bilateral absence of response to tests of vestibular function in 5 patients with familial dysautonomia.

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