Victor Osei-Lah

Consultant Audiovestibular Physician

Bournemouth, UK.

Latest Contribution

Reliability of modified Dix-Hallpike test

7 January 2020 | | Neurotology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Dix-Hallpike test, modified test, vertigo

Modifications of the Dix-Hallpike (DH) are sometimes necessary when the traditional DH is not feasible. The absence of any formal studies on modified DH was the idea behind this multicentre (three academic centres), prospective, randomised, single blinded and controlled clinical...

Does the season affect the diagnosis of vestibular disorders?

7 January 2020 | | ENTA-Vestibular Disorders | BPPV, ENT practices, Germany, Meniere’s disease, Vestibular disorders, benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo, demographic data, seasonal variation, vestibular neuritis, vestibular neuronitis

There are mixed results in the literature regarding seasonal variation in the presentation of various peripheral vestibular disorders. In this large population study involving over 20,000 patients recruited from 116 ENT practices across Germany, the authors analysed the demographic characteristics...

Diagnostic criteria for haemodynamic orthostatic dizziness

1 November 2019 | | ENTA-Rhinology / Sinus | Bárány Society, Orthostatic vertigo, autonomic dysfunction, classification, hemodynamic, orthostatic dizziness, orthostatic hypotension, postural tachycardia syndrome

Over the past several years, the Bárány Society has been developing an International Classification of Vestibular Disorders (ICVD) in order to standardise diagnosis and nomenclature for both clinical and research purposes. Many in vestibular practice would be familiar with the...