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Dix Hallpike Maneuver

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Illustration of the Dix Hallpike Test[1]
  • Dix Hallpike Maneuver
  • Dix-Hallpike Maneuver
  • Nylen-Bárány test
  • Dix Hallpike test

Purpose

  • Attempt to reproduce symptoms in patients with suspected peripheral vertigo

Description

  • Ask the patient to sit upright on the examining coach
  • Turn the patient’s head 45 degrees to one side
  • Lie back rapidly with her/his head extended over the end of the bed (keep eyes open)
  • Watch eyes for nystagmus
  • Repeat the test, turning the head to other side

Pathology

  • Peripheral Vertigo
  • Benign Paroxysmal Peripherals Vertigo

Evidence

  • Unknown

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Burmeister, David B., Regina Sacco, and Valerie Rupp. "Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with the canalith repositioning maneuver in the emergency department setting." Journal of Osteopathic Medicine 110.10 (2010): 602-604.
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John Kiel on 24 May 2025 12:36:23
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