[Diagnosis and treatment of a case of benign paroxysmal posture vertigo of the horizontal canal].
Ahorizontal canal positional vertigo with apogeotropic and persistent directional changing nystagmus is reported. A new procedure consisting in cervical hiperflexion was used to determine the affected side in order to perform a particle repositioning manoeuvre.
Amor Dorado
J C
JC
Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario Xeral-Calde, Lugo.
Rubio Rodríguez
J P
JP
Costa Ribas
C
C
Rossi Vargas
J
J
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000379:methods; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy