The efficacy of a modified Dix-Hallpike test with a pillow under shoulders.

CONCLUSIONS: The modified version of the standard DH test, the 'pillow under shoulders' method, may be a reliable, comfortable option to diagnose vertical canal BPPV. We suggest that this method can be used when head hanging is not feasible or sufficient for the standard DH test. PMID: 31256096 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31256096?dopt=Abstract

Source: Journal of Vestibular Research: Equilibrium and Orientation - July 2, 2019 Category: Neuroscience Tags: J Vestib Res Source Type: research