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Acute vestibular migraine: a ghost diagnosis in patients with acute vertigo

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The authors confirm that the data supporting the findings of this study are available within the article. Derived data supporting the findings of this study are available from the corresponding authors [DK/NK] on request.

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Acknowledgements

We are grateful to our patients. We would like to thank our Emergency Department and Same Day Emergency Care colleagues at the University College London Hospitals. DK received grant from the Meniere’s Society, and NK received grant from the National Institute for Health Research (HEE/NIHR ICA Programme Clinical Lectureship NIHR302201).

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DK declares grant from the Meniere’s Society, and NK declares grant from the National Institute for Health Research (HEE/NIHR ICA Programme Clinical Lectureship NIHR302201).

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  1. Maria Francisca Rocha and Benjamin Sacks are joint first authors.

  2. Nehzat Koohi and Diego Kaski are joint senior authors.

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  1. Comprehensive Stroke Service, National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK

    Maria Francisca Rocha, Benjamin Sacks, Nehzat Koohi & Diego Kaski

  2. The Ear Institute, University College London, London, UK

    Amira Al-Lamki, Nehzat Koohi & Diego Kaski

  3. SENSE Research Unit, Department of Clinical and Movement Neurosciences, Institute of Neurology, University College London, 33 Queen Square, London, WC1N 3BG, UK

    Nehzat Koohi & Diego Kaski

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All procedures performed in studies involving human participants were in accordance with the ethical standards of the institutional and/or national research committee and with the 1964 Helsinki Declaration and its later amendments or comparable ethical standards. The study was approved by the Health Research Authority (REC 21/NW/0015).

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Rocha, M.F., Sacks, B., Al-Lamki, A. et al. Acute vestibular migraine: a ghost diagnosis in patients with acute vertigo. J Neurol 270, 6155–6158 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00415-023-11930-9

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