Long-Term Efficacy of Repositioning Maneuvers in Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

• 作者: Ana Paula do Rego André Erika Barioni Mantello Julio Cesar Moriguti Miguel ?ngelo Hyppolito Nathali Singaretti Moreno
• 来源期刊: 临床医学国际期刊(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: Positional VERTIGO DIZZINESS RECURRENCE Omponen
• 年，卷（期）: 2011,（2）
• 页码范围: 171-177
• 页数: 7页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

To determine the characteristics of 12 patients with a diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) treated by the repositioning maneuver during a 24-month follow-up period after the initial discharge a longitudinal clinical study was performed in which a questionnaire for the assessment of discomfort caused by dizziness was applied at the first visit, at the last visit after treatment and 2 years after the initial discharge. Repositioning treatment was again offered to patients who suffered relapses. In 10 cases (83.34%) there was no recurrence of symptoms and 2 patients (16.66%) presented symptoms exactly 2 years after the original discharge showing that treatment of BPPV by repositioning manuevers is effective in the long term, but new studies in larger populations are needed to determine the pattern of the rates of recurrence of BPPV.