Xin Ma, Fengzhi Si, Yan Liu, Lin Han, Yuanyuan Jing, Lisheng Yu
OBJECTIVE: To analyze the false-negative proportion and reasons of positioning test in benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). METHOD: Sixty-eight cases were reviewed and analyzed during February to April 2009. All patients had typical clinical history of BPPV and diagnosed by positioning test,and all were treated with PRM successfully. If positioning test at the first time were negative, examinations repeated after either head shaking or return visits. RESULT: Thirteen patients (19...
January 2016: Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology, Head, and Neck Surgery