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Article type: Research Article
Authors: Lee, Hyung | Kim, Hyun Ah; *
Affiliations: Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author: Hyun Ah Kim, MD, Department of Neurology, Keimyung University School of Medicine, 1035, Dalgubeol-daero, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, 42601, Republic of Korea. Tel.: +82 53 250 7475; Fax: +82 53 250 7840; E-mail: [email protected].
Abstract: BACKGROUND:In benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), the otolithic debris may alter the dynamics of the endolymph or cupula during head-shaking. This dynamic may generate head-shaking nystagmus (HSN) but exact pathomechanism of HSN in BPPV has not been elucidated. The association of positional nystagmus induced by head-bending or lying-down with HSN may help to understand the dynamics of HSN. OBJECTIVE:To assess the presence, pattern, and relationship with head-bending nystagmus (HBN) and lying-down nystagmus (LDN) of HSN in horizontal canal (HC)-BPPV. METHODS:We recruited 173 patients with HC-BPPV (76 geotropic and 97 apogeotropic). We analyzed the pattern of HSN, and correlation with HBN and LDN. RESULTS:Half of patients (83/173, 48%) with HC-BPPV showed HSN. The directional preponderance of HSN was also not found in patients with geotropic or apogeotropic HC BPPV (p = 0.488). The presence of HSN was related with the occurrence of HBN in both geotropic (p = 0.005) and apogeotropic type (p = 0.001). The direction of HSN was same with HBN and was opposite to LDN in both geotropic and apogeotropic type. CONCLUSIONS:HSN was frequently found in patients with HC-BPPV and related with HBN and LDN. HSN in BPPV might be contributed by the otolith movements related with endolymph dynamics.
Keywords: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, pathologic nystagmus, semicircular canals
DOI: 10.3233/VES-200696
Journal: Journal of Vestibular Research, vol. 30, no. 2, pp. 95-100, 2020
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