ArticleNeurology. Clinical practice2023
Prevalence of Horizontal Canal Variant in 3,975 Patients With Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Cross-sectional Study.
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- Best practice assessment and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in older adults.Age and ageing · 2025Guideline
- Epley manoeuvre's efficacy for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) in primary-care and subspecialty settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC primary care · 2023Pooled it
- Epley maneuver versus 360° maneuver for treatment of posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a mechanical rotation chair: a randomized controlled trial.Frontiers in neurology · 2026Trial
- A mechanical rotation chair provides superior diagnostics of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo amongst elderly.Frontiers in neurologyTrial
- Reversible Horizontal Semicircular Canalith Jam Mimicking Acute Vestibular Syndrome: Diagnosis and Treatment with Head-Shaking and Gufoni Maneuvers.Turkish archives of otorhinolaryngology · 2026Article
- A Prospective Multi-Center Implementation Study to Improve the Diagnosis and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Article
- Proposal of a standardized testing protocol for BPPV: Using 3D simulations for insights into movement of otoliths during positional tests.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2025Article
- Therapeutic Management of Vestibular Disorders During Pregnancy: A Narrative and Evidence-Based Review.Cureus · 2025Review
- Variations in the Diagnosis and Management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Among Physician Specialties in Saudi Arabia: Influence of Clinical Experience and Case Exposure.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- The Intra-Examiner Variability in and Accuracy of Traditional Manual Diagnostics of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Prospective Observational Cohort Study.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Lateral canal peripheral positional vertigo diagnosis: a neurophysiological approach.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Review
- Quantified assessment of 3D nystagmus in BPPV: practical considerations.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Impact of head orientation and head movement in traditional manual diagnostics of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: a randomized controlled crossover study.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Hemi-precession maneuver to treat horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo when the affected side is unilateral, bilateral or unknown.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Article
- Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A case report in which four wrongs made a right.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Case Report: Keep your eyes open! Nystagmus guides atypical BPPV.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2024Article
- Is diagnostics of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with a mechanical rotation chair superior to traditional manual diagnostics? A randomized controlled crossover study.Frontiers in neurology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background and Objectives: Current understanding based on older studies is that pc-BPPV is far more common than hc-BPPV. Such studies are limited by small sample sizes, and often the supine roll test for hc-BPPV is not performed. To better estimate the prevalence of hc-BPPV, we studied a large cross-section of patients with VOG-diagnosed BPPV. Methods: Using a cross-sectional study of patients with BPPV, we investigated patients referred to NeuroEquilibrium specialty clinics throughout India between January 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. All patients were evaluated with video oculography (VOG) during positional tests, and all diagnoses were confirmed by a neurotologist and neurologist. Results: Of 3,975 patients with VOG-confirmed and specialist-diagnosed BPPV (median age, 51 years; 56 Discussion: This study found that hc-BPPV is far more common than previously reported. It is important to perform the supine roll test in addition to the Dix-Hallpike in all patients suspected with BPPV. Better training to diagnose patients with BPPV and to accurately recognize the nystagmus pattern of hc-BPPV should be a priority.
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