canalith repositioning maneuver


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canalith repositioning maneuver

a maneuver to reposition otolithic debris from the semicircular ducts, usually the posterior, to the utricle in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Synonym(s): Epley maneuver
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canalith repositioning maneuver

Use of the Hallpike maneuver to reposition a canalith in the semicircular canal(s) to relieve benign positional vertigo. Synonym: Epley maneuver See: Hallpike maneuver
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KEYWORDS: Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo, Brandt-Daroff exercises, Canalith repositioning maneuvers, Video electronystagmography.
Comparison of the effectiveness of Brandt-Daroff Vestibular training and Epley Canalith repositioning maneuver in benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo long term result: A randomized prospective clinical trial
Our model may also explain why some patients are more susceptible to BPPV and more resistant to treatment with canalith repositioning maneuvers.
A preliminary theoretical model of hydrodynamics in the inner ear
All patients in the treatment group underwent the canalith repositioning maneuver described by Epley, with the exception of the vibration component.
Canalith repositioning for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A randomized, controlled trial
Canalith Repositioning maneuver (CRP) was the first line of treatment in majority of cases.
Peripheral vertigo--a study of 100 cases: our experience
(29.) Blatt PJ, Georgakakis GA, Herdman SJ, Clendaniel RA, Tusa RJ.The effect of the canalith repositioning maneuver on resolving postural instability in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
ROLE OF VESTIBULAR EVOKED MYOGENIC POTENTIALS AS AN INDICATOR OF RECOVERY IN PATIENTS WITH BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
Canalith repositioning maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: randomized controlled trial in family practice.
Analyses with the Video Head Impulse Test During the Canalith Repositioning Maneuver in Patients with Isolated Posterior Semicircular Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
(14) Kim and Lee reported a 43% rate of dizziness after successful canalith repositioning maneuvers. (13) This by itself points to a connection of some type between BPPV and the autonomic nervous system.
Salivary [alpha]-amylase levels in vertigo: Can it be an autonomic dysfunction?

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