2024
Demography, aetiology, and positional test findings of 187 consecutive patients diagnosed as having BPPV at ENT unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura
Daminda D, Jayasena K, Abeysundara U, Agampodi S, Muhandiram E. Demography, aetiology, and positional test findings of 187 consecutive patients diagnosed as having BPPV at ENT unit, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura. Ceylon Journal Of Otolaryngology 2024, 13: 1-8. DOI: 10.4038/cjo.v13i1.5366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraDix-Hallpike testPositive test findingsConsecutive patientsCross sectional descriptive studyPositional vertigoDown-beating nystagmusSectional descriptive studySupine roll testBalance clinicParoxysmal positional vertigoHorizontal nystagmusDescriptive studyPhysical examination findingsTest findingsVestibular disordersCanal involvementPitch testNystagmusENT clinicEarly referralPosterior canalSubgroup analysisExamination findings
2022
A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Pandya S, Suresh N, Shah V, Romeo D, De Ravin E, Barrette L, Moreira A, Rajasekaran K. A critical appraisal of clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. The Journal Of Laryngology And Otology 2022, 137: 121-126. PMID: 35713113, DOI: 10.1017/s0022215122001414.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoClinical practice guidelinesParoxysmal positional vertigoPositional vertigoPractice guidelinesGuideline developmentClinical practice guideline developmentEvaluation II (AGREE II) instrumentAppraisal of GuidelinesFuture guideline developmentPractice guideline developmentQuality of lifeComprehensive database searchIndependent reviewersHealthcare costsVertigoQuality appraisalDiagnosisLower scoresDatabase searchCritical appraisalGuidelinesHigher scoresScoresLow qualityUnderlying causes of vertigo or dizziness among patients presenting to Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at a tertiary care hospital in North Central province - Sri Lanka
Domingoarachi G, Muhandiram E, Jayasena K, Abeysundara U, Agampodi S. Underlying causes of vertigo or dizziness among patients presenting to Ear, Nose and Throat clinic at a tertiary care hospital in North Central province - Sri Lanka. Ceylon Journal Of Otolaryngology 2022, 11: 12. DOI: 10.4038/cjo.v11i1.5328.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoVertigo/dizzinessSri Lankan populationRural Sri Lankan populationUnderlying causeCross-sectional descriptive studyAcute vestibular neuronitisDizziness/vertigoTeaching Hospital AnuradhapuraTertiary care hospitalParoxysmal positional vertigoSectional descriptive studyMajor underlying causeFunctional dizzinessThroat clinicVestibular failureVestibular migraineVestibular neuronitisCare hospitalCommon diagnosisPositional vertigoSignificant morbidityCommon symptomsENT clinicMean age
2019
A comparison of benign positional vertigo and stroke patients presenting to the emergency department with vertigo or dizziness
Hanna J, Malhotra A, Brauer PR, Luryi A, Michaelides E. A comparison of benign positional vertigo and stroke patients presenting to the emergency department with vertigo or dizziness. American Journal Of Otolaryngology 2019, 40: 102263. PMID: 31358317, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2019.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBenign paroxysmal positional vertigoStroke risk factorsCT/CTAEmergency departmentBPPV patientsNeurologic symptomsStroke patientsRisk factorsPositional vertigoCT headExam findingsNeurologic exam findingsPosterior circulation strokeProfile of patientsBenign positional vertigoParoxysmal positional vertigoCommon imaging modalityAcute strokeNeurologic examInitial imagingMRI brainDischarge diagnosisComputed tomographyPatientsVertigo
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