水平半规管良性阵发位置性眩晕的诊治

目的 探讨水平半规管良性阵发位置性眩晕（horizontal canal benign paroxymal positional vertigo ,HC- BPPV)的诊治 方法。方法 回顾分析1996年7月－2000年3年间南京医科大学第一附属医院耳鼻咽喉科诊治的9例HC－BPPV患者的临床资料。对所有患者全面采集病史,行纯音听阈测试和耳神经学检查,常规施行仰卧侧头位试验和Dix-Hallpike试验,并按Barbecue翻滚法行耳石复位治疗。结果 本病以头位改变所诱发的短暂旋转性眩晕为特征,常见诱发体位为床上翻身（9／9例）和转头（5／9例）。仰卧侧头位可诱发水平向地性眼震, 无潜伏期和疲劳性。采用Barbecue翻滚法治疗后全部患者症状立刻消失,随访4－15个月无复发。结论 根据典型表现和体位试验结果,可明确区分水平半规管性和后半规管性BPPV以 春他原因引起的 眩晕。Barbecue翻滚是治疗HC－BPPV有效的方法。     

同时性后半规管与水平半规管性良性位置性眩晕

目的：探讨同时性后半规管与水平半规管性良性位置性眩晕（混合性良性位置性眩晕）的诊治方法。方法：联合应用Epley手法和Barbecue翻滚法对4例患者进行治疗，两次治疗间隔1d。结果：4例患者眩晕症状完全消失，随访至今无复发。结论：混合性良性位置性眩晕兼有后半规管与水平半规管性良性位置性眩晕的临床表现，联合采用Epley手法和Barbecue翻滚法治疗该病是可行的。     

Barbecue翻滚法治疗水平半规管良性位置性眩晕疗效探讨

目的探讨Barbecue翻滚法治疗水平半规管良性位置性眩晕（benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,HC-BPPV）的临床疗效。方法采用滚转检查方法 ,确诊HC-BPPV32例,对该组患者实施Barbecue翻滚法复位,其中2例嵴帽结石患者首先采用Gufoni法复位后转化为管结石,后经过Barbecue翻滚法复位,并分析其疗效。结果 32例患者中,1次复位痊愈23例（包括2例嵴帽结石患者）,2次复位痊愈6例,有效2例,无效1例,无效者为水平半规管结石复位中转化为后半规管结石患者。总治愈率为90.6%,总有效率为96.9%。结论 Barbecue翻滚法治疗水平半规管良性位置性眩晕效果好,简单易学,值得临床推广应用。     

手法复位治疗良性阵发性位置性眩晕36例

目的 评价体位治疗在良性阵发性位置性眩晕（BPPV）的应用价值。方法 回顾性分析36例原发性或继发性BPPV的临床资料,后半规管BPPV采用改良Epley手法或Semont手法复位,水平半规管采用Barbecue翻滚疗法复位治疗,评价其治疗效果。结果 33例后半规管BPPV患者应用改良Epley手法或Semont手法复位,有效率为93.9%。3例水平半规管BPPV患者采取Barbecue翻滚法复位后症状均明显改善。结论 手法复位治疗良性阵发性位置性眩晕方法简单,疗效可靠,治愈率高。     

良性阵发性位置性眩晕的诊治

目的:探讨耳石移位手法对后半规管性、水平半规管性及混合性良性阵发性位置性眩晕的治疗效果。方法:应用Epley手法或/和Barbecue翻滚法对22例病人进行治疗，每一治疗循环间隔1d。结果：22例病人中21例眩晕症状完全消失，随访5个月～2年无复发。结论：耳石移位手法治疗各型良性阵发性位置性眩晕效果良好，治愈率达95％，为首选治疗方法。     

水平半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕的临床特点

目的 探讨水平半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕(benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,BPPV)的临床特点.方法 回顾性分析2003年8月至2010年12月诊治的239例水平半规管BPPV患者的临床表现.结果 水平半规管BPPV占同期全部BPPV患者的25.7％(239/931).平卧侧头试验见水平向地性眼震者197例,眼震的平均潜伏期为(0.88±0.72)s,持续时间(26.36±19.71)s;水平离地性眼震者42例,平均潜伏期(2.69±1.83)s,持续时间(53.48±43.12)s;其中39例眼震表现为水平略带扭转向上而非纯水平,占16.3％(39/239).离地组眼震潜伏期明显长于向地组(t=-6.33,P＜0.001),眼震持续时间亦明显长于向地组(t=-3.99,P＜0.001).水平向地性眼震者予以Barbecue翻滚法治疗,192例经(1.6±0.8)个循环复位成功;水平离地性眼震者经左右侧头训练后,40例眼震转化为向地性,经(1.9±0.8)个循环后复位成功.结论 水平半规管BPPV占同期BPPV的比例较预期高.水平向地性眼震患者可直接给予Barbecue翻滚法治疗,水平离地性眼震患者应先行左右侧头训练,再给予Barbecue翻滚法复位.     

离地性眼震水平半规管BPPV诊治策略

目的 探讨离地性眼震水平半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕(HC-BPPV)的诊治策略.方法 回顾性分析2017年7月～2019年6月确诊的48例离地性眼震HC-BPPV患者的临床资料,均采用滚转试验(roll test)、低头仰头试验(bow and lean test)等方法判断侧别,通过Gufoni法、Barbecue法...     

耳石复位法治疗良性阵发性位置性眩晕疗效观察

目的观察耳石复位法治疗良性阵发性位置性眩晕(BPPV)的疗效。方法对100例BPPV患者行耳石复位法治疗,其中后上半规管型患者80例采用Epley复位法治疗,水平半规管型患者20例采用Barbecue翻滚法治疗,治疗2周后复查,观察治疗效果。结果 80例一次性治愈,10例经2～3次治愈,5例改善,5例无效,总有效率为95%(95/100)。结论 Epley法和Barbecue翻滚法治疗BPPV效果好,操作简单,适于推广。     

水平半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕的临床特点及疗效分析

目的 探讨水平半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕(benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,BPPV)的临床特点.方法 回顾性分析56例水平半规管BPPV患者的临床表现及眼震电图特征,通过体位试验确诊BPPV后,水平向地性眼震者以Barbecue翻滚法复位治疗,水平背地性眼震者经左右侧头训练后再同法复位,并限制体位.结果 56例患者中,平卧侧头试验见水平向地性眼震者41例,潜伏期为2.5±1.3s,其中5例患者无明显潜伏期,眼震持续时间22.9±16.4s,2例持续时间≥60 s;诱发出水平背地性眼震者15例,潜伏期为3.7±3.1s,眼震持续时间67.2±17.7s,其中2例持续时间≤60 s.41例水平向地性眼震者中39例1次复位成功,首次复位治疗成功率为95.12％(39/41),其中2例眼震持续时间＞60 s的患者均一次复位成功;有2例复位不成功.15例水平背地性眼震患者中,2例在首次左右侧头训练时即见眼震转化为水平向地,3例在2～4次随访时转化为水平向地;眼震转化后再行平卧侧头试验表现为,转向起初眼震为水平背地较弱侧时,其水平向地性眼震更明显,且眼震速度明显增快、潜伏期明显缩短.结论 在水平半规管BPPV患者的复位治疗过程中,翻滚复位法结合左右侧头训练及体位限制有助于复位成功.     

正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike法诊断良性阵发性位置性眩晕

目的评价正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike诱发检查法在诊断后半规管良性阵发性位置性眩晕(benign paroxysmal positional vertigo,BPPV)中的意义。方法回顾性总结广东省人民医院耳鼻咽喉科眩晕门诊2008年4月1日到5月29日根据经典或者正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike法诊断为后半规管BPPV患者28例的临床资料,均首先进行正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike诱发试验,如结果为阴性后继续行经典Dix-Hallpike检测证实为后半规管性BPPV。比较正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike相对于经典Dix-Hallpike的阳性率。结果28例后半规管BPPV患者中,正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike诱发试验相对于经典Dix-Hallpike诱发实验的阳性率为78.57%(22/28)。结论正中悬头位Dix-Hallpike法诊断BPPV可以有效地简化诊治程序,并减轻部分患者诱发的眩晕及眼震强度,具有一定的临床意义。但由于其阳性率低于经典方法,故在临床上不能完全代替经典方法。     

Persistent Direction-Fixed Nystagmus Following Canalith Repositioning Maneuver for Horizontal Canal BPPV: A Case of Canalith Jam

The authors report a 64-year-old man who developed persistent direction fixed nystagmus after a canalith repositioning maneuver for horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HC-BPPV). The patient was initially diagnosed with right HC-BPPV given that the Dix-Hallpike test showed geotropic horizontal nystagmus that was more pronounced on the right side, although the roll test did not show any positional nystagmus. The patient was treated with a canalith repositioning maneuver (Lempert maneuver). The next day, the patient experienced a different character of dizziness, and left-beating spontaneous nystagmus regardless of head position was observed. After a forced prolonged left decubitus and frequent head shaking, his symptoms and nystagmus resolved. This condition, referred to as canalith jam, can be a complication after the repositioning maneuver in patients with BPPV. Atypical positional tests suggest that abnormal canal anatomy could be the underlying cause of canalith jam.     

A Positional Maneuver for Treatment of Horizontal-Canal Benign Positional Vertigo

Horizontal-canal benign positional vertigo (HC-BPV) is characterized by brief attacks of intense vertigo that are induced by mainly rolling over in bed. Examination shows a burst of purely horizontal nystagmus beating toward the undermost ear when the head is turned from supine to either lateral position. Two patients with typical HC-BPV were treated by a new positional procedure that aims to clear particles from the affected canal. The maneuver starts with the patient in the supine position and consists of three 90-degree head rotations toward the unaffected ear. Both patients had immediate and sustained relief of their attacks. No positional nystagmus could be elicited after the maneuver. The rapid cessation of positional vertigo and nystagmus adds evidence that HC-BPV is caused by dense particles that move within the canal whenever its orientation toward gravity is changed.     

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the horizontal and superior semicircular canals

The incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) of the horizontal and superior semicircular canals is much less than that of BPPV due to affection of the posterior semicircular canal. Their diagnosis is however much more difficult and still prone to controversies. The provocative manoeuvre of the BPPV of the horizontal canal (BPPV-HSC) is the manoeuvre of rotation of the head in dorsal position. A horizontal positional nystagmus is obtained. There are two forms of BPPV-HSC: the geotropic form and the ageotropic form. In the geotropic form, the liberatory manoeuvre is a "barbecue" rotation of 180 with 360 degrees towards the healthy side. In the ageotropic form, there is no universal liberatory manoeuvre. Moreover as some cases of neurological aetiology have been recognized, it is not appropriate to apply ineffective manoeuvres. The BPPV of the superior canal (BPV-SSC) is very rare. The provocative manoeuvre is the Dix and Hallpike's manoeuvre. It causes positional torsional and vertical nystagmus with an opposite direction to that obtained for a BPPV of the contra-lateral posterior canal. The liberatory manoeuvre is a Semont manoeuvre, which is identical to that we would make for a contra-lateral BPPV of the posterior canal.     

与头位改变相关眩晕患者的临床分析

目的探泔与头位改变相关的眩晕的诊断与治疗方法。方法对112例与头位改变相关的眩晕患者进行体位试验及影像学检查,对确诊和可疑为BPPV的患者进行复位治疗,对诊断为颈性眩晕的患者采用戴颈托和全身应用扩血管、营养神经类药物治疗。结果112例患者中,男45例,女67例,年龄12～75岁。确诊为良性阵发性位置性眩晕（BPPV）88例,其中后半规管BPPV76例,水平半规管BPPV9例,上半规管BPPV3例;可疑BPPV9例,这97例均用耳石复位法治疗,1周后痊愈90例,有效4例,近期总有效率96．9％。确诊为颈性眩晕15例,治疗2周后眩晕消失4例．明显好转11例。结论体位试验及影像学检查是诊断与头位改变相关的眩晕最简明的方法,物理疗法和药物治疗疗效好。     

Spontaneous nystagmus in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Objective

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the presence and eventually to study the features of spontaneous nystagmus (Ny) in our patients with diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

Patients and methods

We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of patients who presented with vertigo spells and were managed at our tertiary care referral center. Patients with only idiopathic BPPV presenting with typical vertigo spells and positioning Ny characteristic of the disease were included in this study. To investigate the positioning Ny, we studied the patients in the sitting position, during the head shaking test, and during the Dix-Hallpike test and the McClure-Pagnini test (Ny provoked by rotation of the head in a supine patient). Ny responses in all patients were observed using infrared videoscopy.

Results

We managed 412 patients affected by BPPV. Of the 412 patients, 292 (70.87%) were diagnosed to be having posterior canal-BPPV and 110 (26.99%) patients had horizontal canal-BPPV (HC-BPPV). The remaining 10 patients (2.44%) were identified to have anterior canal-BPPV. Spontaneous Ny in sitting position was observed, by infrared videoscopy, only in the patients affected by HC-BPPV.

Conclusion

Spontaneous Ny in BPPV can be observed with infrared videoscopy in patients affected by HC-BPPV. The origin of this Ny is most likely due to a natural inclination of horizontal semicircular canal with respect to the horizontal plane. This Ny stops after flexion of the head in neutral position, and for this reason, it should be considered as a seemingly spontaneous Ny. This Ny, in our experience, is observed in most HC-BPPV patients but does not indicate the need for a different management protocol or any different prognostic value of HC-BPPV.     

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is characterized by positional vertigo (brief attacks of rotatory vertigo triggered by head position changes in the direction of gravity) and is the most common peripheral cause of vertigo. There are two types of BPPV pathophysiology: canalolithiasis and cupulolithiasis. In canalolithiasis, otoconial debris is detached from the otolithic membrane and floats freely within the endolymph of the canal. In cupulolithiasis, the otoconial debris released from the otolithic membrane settles on the cupula of the semicircular canal and the specific gravity of the cupula is increased. Consensus has been reached regarding three subtypes of BPPV: posterior-canal-type BPPV (canalolithiasis), lateral-canal-type BPPV (canalolithiasis) and lateral-canal-type BPPV (cupulolithiasis). In the interview-based medical examination of BPPV, questions regarding the characteristics of vertigo, triggered movement of vertigo, duration of vertigo and cochlear symptoms during vertigo attacks are important for the diagnosis of BPPV. The Dix–Hallpike test is a positioning nystagmus test used for diagnosis of posterior-canal-type BPPV. The head roll test is a positional nystagmus test used for diagnosis of lateral-canal-type BPPV. When the Dix–Hallpike test is repeated, positional nystagmus and the feeling of vertigo typically become weaker. This phenomenon is called BPPV fatigue. The effect of BPPV fatigue typically disappears within 30 min, at which point the Dix–Hallpike test again induces clear positional nystagmus even though BPPV fatigue had previously caused the positional nystagmus to disappear. For the treatment of BPPV, sequential head movements of patients can cause the otoconial debris in the semicircular canal to move to the utricle. This series of head movements is called the canalith repositioning procedure (CRP). The appropriate type of CRP depends on the semicircular canal in which the otoconial debris is located. The CRP for posterior-canal-type BPPV is called the Epley maneuver, and the CRP for lateral-canal-type BPPV is called the Gufoni maneuver. Including a time interval between each head position in the Epley maneuver reduces the immediate effect of the maneuver. This finding can inform the development of methods for reducing the effort exerted by doctors and the discomfort experienced by patients with posterior-canal-type BPPV during the Epley maneuver.     

'Bow and lean test' to determine the affected ear of horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

OBJECTIVE: One of the problems in the management of horizontal semicircular canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HSC-BPPV) is the difficulty in determining the affected ear using Ewald's second law. The purpose of this study is to develop the new "bow and lean test (BLT)" to easily determine the affected ear of HSC-BPPV and evaluate its efficiency. METHODS: We compared the efficiency between the classic method and BLT in 26 patients with HSC-BPPV. The classic method is based on Ewald's second law comparing the intensity of nystagmus or symptoms in the head roll test. BLT is based on the direction of both "bowing nystagmus" and "leaning nystagmus" at the head's bowing and leaning state in a sitting position. The affected ear is the same direction of bowing nystagmus in canalolithiasis and the same direction of leaning nystagmus in cupulolithiasis. RESULTS: In 26 patents (15 canalolithiasis, 11 cupulolithiasis), 3 (11.5%) patients did not show a prominent affected ear in the classic method, and 7 (26.9%) patients showed the different affected ear between the two methods. All 10 patients were successfully treated with just one trial of barbecue rotation based on the affected ear in BLT. Three patients did not show any bowing or leaning nystagmus. The side with canal paresis in all four patients, who showed significant canal paresis in bithermal caloric tests, was equal to the affected ear based on BLT. CONCLUSIONS: The "bow and lean test" (also called "Choung's test") is a new method that can easily determine the affected ear of HC-BPPV.     

Combined horizontal and posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in three patients with head trauma

We report 3 patients who complained of positional vertigo shortly after head trauma. Positional maneuvers performed in the plane of the posterior canal (PC; Dix-Hallpike maneuver) and the horizontal canal (HC; patients were rolled to either side in a supine position with the head raised 30 degrees) revealed a complex positional nystagmus that could only be interpreted as the result of combined PC and HC benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Two patients had a right PC BPPV and an ageotropic HC BPPV, and 1 patient had a bilateral PC BPPV and a left geotropic HC BPPV. All 3 patients were rapidly free of vertigo after the PC BPPV was cured by the Epley maneuver and the geotropic HC BPPV was cured by the Vannucchi method. The ageotropic HC BPPV resolved spontaneously. Neuroimaging (brain computed tomography and/or magnetic resonance imaging scans) findings were normal in all 3 patients. From a physiopathological viewpoint, it is easy to conceive that head trauma could throw otoconial debris into different canals of each labyrinth and be responsible for these combined forms of BPPV. Consequently, in trauma patients with vertigo, it is mandatory to perform the Dix-Hallpike maneuver, as well as supine lateral head turns, in order to diagnose PC BPPV, HC BPPV, or the association of both. Early diagnosis and treatment of BPPV may help to reduce the postconcussion syndrome.     

Treatment of anterior benign paroxysmal positional vertigo by canal plugging: a case report

A 75-year-old man with incapacitating anterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was relieved of symptoms following anterior semicircular canal occlusion using a transmastoid approach. The preoperative symptoms were similar to those of posterior canal BPPV. The preoperative findings on Dix-Hallpike's maneuver were a paroxysmal torsional nystagmus with a down-beating component that increased when the patient's gaze was directed towards the affected ear. The most provoking head movement for the vertigo/nystagmus was Dix-Hallpike's maneuver with the affected ear lowermost.