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. 1979 Apr;42(4):363–367. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.42.4.363

Benign recurrent vertigo

Robert Slater 1,2
PMCID: PMC490208  PMID: 458483

Abstract

Patients with recurrent vertigo in the absence of cochlear signs remain a diagnostic problem. The absence of a standard system of nomenclature further hampers the understanding of these disorders. The term benign recurrent vertigo is suggested as a useful term to characterise many of these patients. The disorder shares some of the features of migraine, and seems likely to have a similar vasospastic aetiology.

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