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Lethal Vertigo.
Furman JM. AHRQ WebM&M [serial online]. June 2004.
A woman presents to the ED with severe vertigo and vomiting. Over several hours, she is handed off to three different physicians, none of whom suspects a dangerous lesion. Later, an hour after onset of a severe headache, she dies.
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