Efficacy of Epley maneuver in treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal
Author(s) -
Snežana Babac,
Nenad Arsović
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
vojnosanitetski pregled
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 2406-0720
pISSN - 0042-8450
DOI - 10.2298/vsp1208669b
Subject(s) - benign paroxysmal positional vertigo , medicine , posterior semicircular canal , vertigo , nystagmus , semicircular canal , etiology , surgery , vestibular system , pure tone audiometry , audiology , audiometry , hearing loss
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is one of the most frequent peripheral vestibular system disorders. The aim of this study was to examine the efficacy of the Epley maneuver in treating benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior semicircular canal (p-BPPV) and to discover possible causes of failure.
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