Effects of Interval Time of the Epley Maneuver on Immediate Reduction of Positional Nystagmus: A Randomized, Controlled, Non-blinded Clinical Trial

Effects of Interval Time of the Epley Maneuver on Immediate Reduction of Positional Nystagmus: A Randomized, Controlled, Non-blinded Clinical Trial

Objective: The Epley maneuver (EM) has an immediate effect: rapid reduction of positional nystagmus. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) causes BPPV fatigue, which constitutes fatigability of positional nystagmus and vertigo with repeated performance of the Dix-Hallpike test; notably, BPPV f...

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Main Authors: Takao Imai, Tomoko Okumura, Takashi Sato, Noriaki Takeda, Yumi Ohta, Suzuyo Okazaki, Hidenori Inohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
canalolithiasis
Epley maneuver
Dix-Hallpike test
BPPV fatigue
positional nystagmus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.00304/full

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