A novel video-goggle recording device that patients wore at home helped identify the etiology of acute vertigo episodes, a proof-of-concept study showed. With video oculography goggles, patients were ...

The Dix-Hallpike maneuver remains the gold standard for diagnosing posterior canal BPPV. A positive test requires that vertigo associated with torsional (rotatory) and up-beating (toward the forehead) ...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a prevalent cause of dizziness and significantly affects patients' quality of life and daily activities. It is characterised by repeated episodes of ...

The most prevalent peripheral vestibular end-organ illness, benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by a rapid, brief gyratory sensation accompanied by distinctive nystagmus.

At least once a shift, an elderly patient comes through the doors complaining of dizziness. Dizziness in elderly patients could mean anything. Is it their heart? Is their brain okay? Are they anemic?

VERTIGO is a very important word in the vocabulary of the otolaryngologist. Unfortunately, some confusion exists, regarding not only etiology but also definition and nomenclature. One has to bear in ...

Ten healthy male volunteers were exposed for 4 h to two concentrations [6 and 11.5 11.5 μmol/1 (636 and 1,218 mg/m³)] of m-xylene or/and given single doses (0.4 and 0.8 g/kg) of ethyl alcohol.