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CASE REPORT

Cephalic tetanus presenting as acute vertigo with bilateral vestibulopathy

Ryoji Kagoya Department of Otolaryngology
,
Shinichi Iwasaki Department of OtolaryngologyCorrespondence[email protected]
,
Yasuhiro Chihara Department of Otolaryngology
,
Munetaka Ushio Department of Otolaryngology
,
Shoji Tsuji Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tokyo
,
Toshihisa Murofushi Department of Otolaryngology, Teikyo University School of Medicine Mizonokuchi Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
&
Tatsuya Yamasoba Department of Otolaryngology
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Pages 334-336 | Received 31 Jul 2010, Accepted 16 Sep 2010, Published online: 06 Dec 2010

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