Diagnosis and Treatment of Anterior-Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Systematic Review
Journal of Clinical Neurology
Anagnostou, E., Kouzi, I., et al. (2015).
Journal of Clinical Neurology, 11(3), 262-267.
This systematic review investigates the efficacy of treatment options for individuals with anterior-canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (AC-BPPV).
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Through July 2014
Published studies (not further specified)
31
<p>Twenty studies investigating therapeutic maneuver treatment for individuals with anterior-canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (AC-BPPV) found "an overall success rate of 85.6% for AC-BPPV" (p. 266). Three categories of maneuvers demonstrated the following success rates: Epley, or reverse Epley maneuver (75.9%), Yacovino (78.8%), and other maneuvers (92%).</p><p>This systematic review compared the results of six studies investigating the Epley maneuver to five studies investigating non-lateralizing maneuvers (e.g., Yacovino, Crevits, Crevits variants) finding "maneuvers that do not require identification of the affected labyrinth demonstrate sufficiently high success rates" (p. 265).</p>
