Horizontal canal BPPV
Written and reviewed by Dr Ibrahim Imam, Consultant Neurologist. Last reviewed .
Horizontal canal BPPV. This is the second most frequent cause of BPPV after posterior canal BPPV. Fully referenced neurology checklist.
Demographic features
- This is the second most frequent cause of BPPV after posterior canal BPPV
- It accounts for about 20% of all BPPV
- Most cases are idiopathic
Secondary causes
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Supine head roll provoking manoeuvre
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Treatments
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Acronym
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References
- Bhattacharyya N, Baugh RF, Orvidas L, et al. Clinical practice guideline: benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 2008; 139:S47-S81.
- De la Meilleure G, Dehaene I, Depondt M, Damman W, Crevits L, Vanhooren G. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the horizontal canal. JNNP 1996; 60:68-71.
- Fife TD, Iverson DJ, Lampert T, et al. Practice parameter: therapies for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (an evidence-based review): report of the quality standards subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology. Neurology 2008; 70:2067-2074.
