Emphasizing the clinical impact of the HINTS examination review;a vital contribution to acute care

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HINTS examination head impulse nystagmus test of skew stroke diagnosis emergency medicine clinical assessment acute vestibular syndrome acute care neurology bedside neurology clinical decision making

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