title: Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of lateral semicircular canal by Gufoni's manoeuvre.
abstract: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) of lateral semicircular canal (LSC) is one of the rarer forms of BPPV as compared to posterior semicircular canal BPPV. Various particle repositioning manoeuvres have been described in the literature as a mode of treating this condition.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Evaluation and discussion of the procedure of the Gufoni's manoeuvre and its advantages in the treatment of BPPV of LSC.
  
  
  METHODS
  Prospective study of 58 patients affected by LSC BPPV who were office-treated with Gufoni's manoeuvre.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seventy-nine percent of the patients so treated had complete resolution of symptoms, and 6.9% did not show any improvement in their symptoms. The remaining 13.8% had a conversion into posterior semicircular canal BPPV during treatment and were successfully treated with Epley's or Semont's manoeuvre.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Gufoni's manoeuvre is effective in treating patients suffering from BPPV of LSC; it is simple to perform; there are not many movements to execute, it needs low time of positioning, and positions are comfortable to the patient.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento Scienze Otorinolaringoiatriche, Università degli Studi di Palermo, Palermo, Italy.
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Riggio
authors.forename: Riggio
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Francesco
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dispenza
authors.forename: Dispenza
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Francesco
authors.forename: Salvatore
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: Gallina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Salvatore
authors.forename: Gautham
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kulamarva
authors.forename: Kulamarva
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gautham
authors.forename: Rosalia
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gargano
authors.forename: Gargano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rosalia
authors.forename: Riccardo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Speciale
authors.forename: Speciale
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Riccardo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000553:Ambulatory Care; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026201:Musculoskeletal Manipulations / Q000379:methods*; D009819:Office Visits; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012665:Semicircular Canals; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*