Journal Reviews

A predictor of successful treatment of posterior canal BPPV

2 November 2020 | | Neurotology, ENTA-Vestibular Disorders | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Dix-Hallpike test, nystagmus, posterior semicircular canal, prognosis, reverse nystagmus

Reversal of nystagmus on returning to the upright sitting position from the Hallpike position is a common observation. However, its relevance as a predictor of a successful canal repositioning manoeuvre (CRM) is not known, hence this study. The retrospective study...

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...

Should all patients with BPPV have an MRI?

1 July 2018 | | Aetiology, Algorithm, BPPV, Demographic, Dix-Hallpike, Epley manoeuvre, European, Incidental finding, Infection, MRI, Scan, Semicircular canal, Surgery, Trauma, Tumour, Vertigo

This paper describes an interesting series of 500 patients over a 10-year period with posterior canal BPPV, who had been investigated with MRI. The female to male ratio was 1.6:1 with a mean age of 56. There was a right...