Vertige paroxystique positionnel bénin du canal semi-circulaire antérieur [Anterior semicircular canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo]

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serval:BIB_0C34223D6055
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Publication sub-type
Letter (letter): Communication to the publisher.
Collection
Publications
Institution
Title
Vertige paroxystique positionnel bénin du canal semi-circulaire antérieur [Anterior semicircular canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo]
Journal
Revue medicale suisse
Author(s)
Alzuphar S.J., Maire R.
ISSN
1660-9379 (Print)
ISSN-L
1660-9379
Publication state
Published
Issued date
05/10/2016
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
12
Number
533
Pages
1665-1669
Language
french
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
Anterior semicircular canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (antBPPV) is the rarest form of semicircular canalolithiasis, corresponding to about 1-2 % of the BPPV. The diagnosis is obtained by either the Dix-Hallpike maneuver or the straight head hanging positioning maneuver, which provoke a characteristic positional down-beating nystagmus. This vertical nystagmus can be associated with a torsional component that helps in localizing the affected side. The differential diagnosis of antBPPV includes the various central lesions that produce vertical down beating nystagmus (posterior fossa). Several liberatory maneuvers have been proposed for the treatment of antBPPV, but still need standardization.

Keywords
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo/diagnosis, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo/physiopathology, Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo/therapy, Diagnosis, Differential, Humans, Nystagmus, Pathologic/etiology, Physical Examination/methods, Semicircular Canals/physiopathology, Vestibular Function Tests/methods
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