Skip to main content
SpringerLink
Log in

Epley Maneuver for Vertigo (Particle Repositioning or Canalith Repositioning Procedure)

  • Chapter
Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures

  • 343 Accesses

Abstract

During the Dix-Hallpike test (see Chap. 43), the particles move in the canal and trigger a burst of upbeat-torsional nystagmus. The Epley maneuver causes resolution of positional nystagmus. This maneuver is effective in about 80 % of patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).

This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.

Access this chapter

Log in via an institution
Chapter
USD 29.95
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever
eBook
USD 189.00
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
  • Read on any device
  • Instant download
  • Own it forever

Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout

Purchases are for personal use only

Institutional subscriptions

Selected Reading

  • Harvey SA, Hain TC, Adamiec LC. Modified liberator maneuver: effective treatment for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Laryngoscope. 1994;104:1206–12.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Herdman SJ. Treatment of benign paroxysmal vertigo. Phys Ther. 1990;70:381–8.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Massoud EA, Ireland DJ. Post-treatment instructions in the nonsurgical management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. J Otolaryngol. 1996;25:121–5.

    CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Parnes LS, Price-Jones RG. Particle repositioning maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol. 1993;102:325–31.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Radtke A, Neuhausen H, von Brevern M, Lempert T. A modified Epley’s procedure for self-treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Neurology. 1999;53:1358–60.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Smouha EE. Time course of recovery after Epley maneuvers for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Laryngoscope. 1997;107:187–91.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

  • Welling DB, Barnes DE. Particle repositioning maneuver for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Laryngoscope. 1994;104:946–9.

    Article  CAS  PubMed  Google Scholar 

Download references

Author information

Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York, NY, USA

    Rui Domingues MD & Muhammad Waseem MD

Authors
  1. Rui Domingues MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

  2. Muhammad Waseem MD
    View author publications

    You can also search for this author in PubMed Google Scholar

Corresponding author

Correspondence to Muhammad Waseem MD .

Editor information

Editors and Affiliations

  1. Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Professor of Emergency Medicine, University of Central Florida, Director, SE Specialty Care Centers of Innovation, Orlando Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Orlando, Florida, USA

    Latha Ganti

Rights and permissions

Reprints and permissions

Copyright information

© 2016 Springer Science+Business Media New York

About this chapter

Cite this chapter

Domingues, R., Waseem, M. (2016). Epley Maneuver for Vertigo (Particle Repositioning or Canalith Repositioning Procedure). In: Ganti, L. (eds) Atlas of Emergency Medicine Procedures. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_44

Download citation

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2507-0_44

  • Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY

  • Print ISBN: 978-1-4939-2506-3

  • Online ISBN: 978-1-4939-2507-0

  • eBook Packages: MedicineMedicine (R0)

Publish with us

Policies and ethics

Search

Navigation