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To the Editor: The clinical differentiation of a peripheral vestibular lesion from an inferior cerebellar stroke was a main focus of the article by Hotson and Baloh (Sept. 3 issue).¹ The authors did not mention some symptoms and signs that are typical of central vestibular disorders and that could easily be tested for in order to differentiate between central and peripheral vestibular dysfunction. To elicit signs of oscillopsia, shake the patient's head and check to see whether the eyes are held fixed on an object. A patient with a central lesion is unable to maintain the fixation during head shaking, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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