• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.40 no.2
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• pp.135-141
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• 2008

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common clinical entities encountered in a dizziness clinic. Treatment of this disease, canalith repositioning procedures, have been reported to be successful in 44-90%. Treatment requires only one treatment visit in most patients. However, there are significant numbers of patients who require multiple treatment visits for relief. The goal of this study is to identify variables that may be associated with these difficult to treat cases. Retrospective review was performed for the patients diagnosed as BPPV at St. Carollo dizziness center. Variables for statistical analysis included age, sex, involved canal, presence of bilateral disease, presence of recent head trauma, presence of chronic otitis media, history of middle ear surgery, history of otologic surgery, unilateral vestibular loss, underlying disease such as hypertension or diabetes, change of involved canal during treatment course and number of treatment visits. Two hundred patients with BPPV who received treatment were identified from JAN. 2006 to JUN. 2007. 87% required one treatment visit, 5% required second treatment visit, and 95% were successfully treated after three treatment visits. Variables such as bilateral disease, post-traumatic BPPV, duration of symptom before treatment and change of involved canal during treatment were significantly related with number of treatments. Patient's with bilateral BPPV or with recent head trauma or longer duration of symptom are more likely to require multiple visits for canalith repositioning.

• Journal of Yeungnam Medical Science
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• v.31 no.1
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• pp.1-8
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• 2014

Dizziness can be classified mainly into 4 types: vertigo, disequilibrium, presyncope, and lightheadedness. Among these types, vertigo is a sensation of movement or motion due to various causes. The main causes of peripheral vertigo are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), acute vestibular neuritis (AVN), and Meniere's disease. BPPV is one of the most common causes of peripheral vertigo. It is characterized by brief episodes of mild to intense vertigo, which are triggered by specific changes in the position of the head. BPPV is diagnosed from the characteristic symptoms and by observing the nystagmus such as in the Dix-Hallpike test. BPPV is treated with several canalith repositioning procedures. AVN is the second most common cause of peripheral vertigo. Its key symptom is the acute onset of sustained rotatory vertigo without hearing loss. It is treated with symptomatic therapy with antihistamines, anticholinergic agents, anti-dopaminergic agents, and gamma-aminobutyric acid-enhancing agents that are used for symptoms of acute vertigo. Meniere's disease is characterized by episodic vertigo, fluctuating hearing loss, and tinnitus. It is traditionally relieved with life-style modification, a low-salt diet, and prescription of diuretics. However, diagnosis and treatment of the peripheral vertigo can be difficult without knowledge of BPPV, AVN, and Meniere's disease. This article provides information on the differential diagnosis of peripheral vertigo in BPPV, AVN, and Meniere's disease.

• Korean Journal of Clinical Laboratory Science
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.35-38
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• 2015

Lateral canal benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) causing dizziness is a common cause is not found while continuing to appeal for vertigo is a typical disease. It is characterized by acute stand up, brief and rotatory vertigo attacks provoked by change in head position. Treatment requires only one treatment visit in most patients. However, there are significant numbers of patients who require multiple treatment visits for relief. The purpose of this study benign paroxysmal positional vertigo treatment of type affect is to analyze the cause. Dizziness and vertigo patient's in patients admitted to the dizziness center of lateral canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo were classified. In patients with lateral canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and accompanying lateral 15 treatment affects disease were investigated. March 2008 to November 2010 lateral canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo 166 people cure rate of patients was investigated. First time the success rate of 74.1%, twice times the success rate of 12.0%, three times the success rate of 9.6%, more than three times the success rate was 4.2%. Affecting factor treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in post-traumatic, medicine disease, headache, cerebral infarction, small vessel disease, vestibulopathy, (p<0.05). Statistical analysis using SPSS (version 12K) in coefficient measure through descriptive statistical of cross table.