Less Common Variants of Posterior Semicircular Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Considerations
Giuseppe Santopietro, Enrico Armato, Luigi Califano · 2025
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Description
Giuseppe Santopietro, Enrico Armato, and Luigi Califano describe rare forms of a common cause of spinning dizziness. Their 2025 study reviews 295 patients treated over eight months at one Italian hospital for vertigo from loose crystals in the rear inner-ear canal. Most cases follow a classic pattern, but twenty-five patients showed odd eye-movement signs that make diagnosis tricky.
Three named variants appear in that small group. All patients were treated with the Epley maneuver, a guided head movement that rolls the crystals back into place. The team records which moves were used, how fast symptoms cleared, and what other conditions the patients had. Their aim is to widen the thin evidence on these rare forms.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Giuseppe Santopietro, Enrico Armato, Luigi Califano |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 44 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |