Evidence-based practice: management of vertigo

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2012 Oct;45(5):925-40. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2012.06.001.

Abstract

The article focuses on the evidence basis for the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, the most common diagnosis of vertigo in both primary care and subspecialty settings. An overview is presented, along with evidence-based clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management. Summaries of differential diagnosis of vertigo and outcomes are presented.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
  • Denervation / methods*
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Disease Management
  • Evidence-Based Practice*
  • Humans
  • Patient Positioning / methods*
  • Remission, Spontaneous
  • Semicircular Canals* / innervation
  • Semicircular Canals* / pathology
  • Semicircular Canals* / surgery
  • Therapeutic Occlusion / methods*
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vertigo* / diagnosis
  • Vertigo* / physiopathology
  • Vertigo* / therapy
  • Vestibular Function Tests / methods*