Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo other diagnostic studies

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Fahimeh Shojaei, M.D.

Overview

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with BPPV, but If patients doesn’t respond to treatment or doesn’t show the typical nystagmus on Dix-Hall pike maneuver, in order to rule out other abnormalities we may perform some additional test such as electronystagmography (ENG) or video nystagmography (VNG) and audiometry.

Other Diagnostic Studies

There are no other diagnostic studies associated with BPPV, but If patients doesn’t respond to treatment or doesn’t show the typical nystagmus on Dix-Hall pike maneuver, in order to rule out other abnormalities we may perform some additional test such as:^[1]

Electronystagmography (ENG) or video nystagmography (VNG)
Audiometry

References

↑ Korres, Stavros G.; Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.; Ferekidis, Eleftherios (2016). “Electronystagmographic Findings in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo”. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 113 (4): 313–318. doi:10.1177/000348940411300411. ISSN 0003-4894.

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[KorresBalatsouras2016-1] Korres, Stavros G.; Balatsouras, Dimitrios G.; Ferekidis, Eleftherios (2016). “Electronystagmographic Findings in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo”. Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology. 113 (4): 313–318. doi:10.1177/000348940411300411. ISSN 0003-4894.

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