Dix-Hallpike test

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Dix-Hallpike test

[hôl′pīk]

a method for evaluating the function of the vestibule of the ear in patients with vertigo or hearing loss. The patient's position is quickly changed from sitting to lying down with the neck hyperextended, and then returned to sitting. Nystagmus can then be evaluated, and specific disorders of the vestibule may be diagnosed. See also caloric test, electronystagmography, nystagmus.

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Hallpike test			The criterion for a vestibular anomaly is either an abnormal result on the Dix-Hallpike test or an abnormal result on at least two of the other three tests (rotational chair test, posturography, or ENG/VNG). A preliminary study of the effectiveness of an otolaryngology-based ... by Alvord, Lynn S.; Benninger, Michael S.; Stach, Brad A. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal The presence of a burst of rotary nystagmus, which is counterclockwise at the right side and clockwise at the left side in the Dix-Hallpike test and subsides within seconds, indicated a typical posterior semicircular canal BPPV. Migraine and benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: an outcome study ... by Uneri, Alev / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal Five months following her first visit, a Dix-Hallpike test revealed that nystagmus occurred only when her head was down and to the left. Severe, disabling dizziness after intratympanic aminoglycoside ... by Brookler, Kenneth H. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal			diverticular diverticular disease diverticular hernia diverticulectomy diverticulitis diverticulogram diverticuloma diverticulosis Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis diverticulum divide Divide and Dump divided dose divine breath diving diving goiter Diving Reflex Diving Response divinyl ether division divorce therapy divulse divulsion divulsor Dix Dix-Hallpike test dizygotic dizygotic twins dizygous dizziness DJD Djerassi dk DKA dL Dl CO Dl O 2 dl- dl-methionine DLA DLco DLE DLEK DLo2 DM DMARD DMARDs DMD DMF DMF index rate DMFO			Diworsification DIWPA DIWRE DIWS DIWS-A DIWSA DIWT DIWTA DIWU Dix Dix Dix Dix Hills Chinese Cultural Association Dix Hills Fiber Incorporated Dix Hills Jewish Center DIX standard Dix, Dorothea Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Dorothea Lynde Dix, Dorothy Dix, Fort Dix, John Adams Dix, Morgan Dix, Otto Dix-Hallpike maneuver Dix-Hallpike test Dixarit dixenite Dixi Dixicrats Dixicrats Dixidae dixie dixie dixie Dixie African Violet Society Dixie Alley Storm Chase Team Dixie Bloor Neighbourhood Centre Dixie Chicks Dixie Chix Lacrosse Academy Dixie County Dixie County Education Association Dixie County, FL Dixie County, Florida Dixie cup Dixie Electric Membership Corporation Dixie Excursions Dixie Horse and Mule Company Dixie Inland Yacht Racing Association Dixie Jewels Insulator Club Dixie Land Dixie Land

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