Treatment of Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Oh, Sun-Young

Research in Vestibular Science > Volume 12(0); 2013 > Article

Symposium III

Research in Vestibular Science 2013;12(0): S77-S81.

수평반고리관성 양성 돌발성 두위현훈의 치료

오선영

전북대학교 의학전문대학원 신경과학교실, 전북대학교병원 신경과, 임상의학연구소

Treatment of Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Sun-Young Oh

Department of Neurology, Chonbuk National University School of Medicine, Jeonju, Korea

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Sun-Young Oh ,Tel: +82-63-250-1896, Fax: +82-63-251-9363, Email: ohsun@jbnu.ac.kr

Published online: June 1, 2013.

ABSTRACT

Several methods of physiotherapy have been advanced for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo involving horizontal semicircular canal (HC-BPPV). In this review article, the diagnosis and therapeutic maneuvers for HC-BPPV including recently published several randomized controlled trials are described.

Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV); BPPV involving the horizontal semicircular canal; Geotropic nystagmus; Apogeotropic nystagmus; Barbeque rotation maneuver; Head-shaking; Gufoni’s maneuver; Treatment outcome