| A newly recognised cause of vertigo: horizontal canal variant of benign positional vertigo. | |
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PMID: 16222353 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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AIMS: To describe the presentation, causes, treatment, and outcomes of patients presenting with the newly recognised horizontal canal variant of benign positional vertigo (BPV); and to emphasise the importance of performing a positional test on all patients being assessed for vertigo. METHODS: The records on 400 patients presenting with BPV were analysed. Two detailed patient histories from 2004 are included. RESULTS: Forty-nine patients (12%) had horizontal canal BPV. The median presentation age was 59 years. In 17 patients, it presented de novo during repositioning treatment for 'classical' posterior canal BPV. Repositioning is in the horizontal plane, with the direction depending on whether the mechanism is canalithiasis or cupulolithiasis. CONCLUSIONS: Horizontal canal BPV explains nearly all variations on 'classical' (posterior canal) BPV. It accounts for at least 10% of BPV and has been frequently misdiagnosed. Repositioning is usually curative if the symptomatic ear is correctly identified. |
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Authors:
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Jeremy Hornibrook |
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Type: Case Reports; Journal Article Date: 2005-09-16 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The New Zealand medical journal Volume: 118 ISSN: 1175-8716 ISO Abbreviation: N. Z. Med. J. Publication Date: 2005 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-10-13 Completed Date: 2006-01-26 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0401067 Medline TA: N Z Med J Country: New Zealand |
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Languages: eng Pagination: U1659 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Otolaryngology-HNS, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand. jhornibrook@paradise.net.nz |
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Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Ear Canal* Female Humans Lithiasis / complications* Male Middle Aged Nystagmus, Pathologic / diagnosis, etiology Vertigo / diagnosis*, etiology*, therapy Vomiting / etiology |
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