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BPPV

BPPV. Normal physiology Pathophysiology – a positioning vertigo Diagnosis – correlating disease with symptoms and signs Cure – The Epley Manoeuvre Place of drugs – none . C >. BPPV. C >. C >. Animation. C >. Correlate pathophysiology with symptoms.

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BPPV

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  1. BPPV • Normal physiology • Pathophysiology – a positioning vertigo • Diagnosis – correlating disease with symptoms and signs • Cure – The Epley Manoeuvre • Place of drugs – none

  2. C > BPPV

  3. C >

  4. C >

  5. Animation

  6. C >

  7. Correlate pathophysiology with symptoms • Symptoms only occur when a particular SCC is stimulated • The duration of an individual episode of vertigo is typical – seconds only • Episodes come in spells

  8. Diagnosis and Cure • The Dix Hallpike test is diagnostic • The Epley Manoeuvre is curative

  9. Dix 1

  10. Dix 2

  11. Dix 2b

  12. Right Ear Downwards

  13. Characteristics of the nystagmus • Latent period – it doesn’t start immediately • Duration – less than a minute • Geotropic – towards the undermost ear • Reversed – when sitting up • Fatigable – less severe on second test

  14. Epley

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