Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo - a diagnostic problem?
Benigní paroxysmální polohovací vertigo - diagnostický problém?
Benigní paroxysmální polohovací vertigo (BPPV) je onemocnění vnitřního ucha projevující se polohově vázanou závratí paroxysmálního charakteru při zcela specifickém pohybu hlavou. V práci je na podkladě kazuistického sdělení případu 56tileté pacientky shrnuta problematika diagnostiky benigního paroxysmálního polohovacího vertiga s zaměřením na možné diagnostické obtíže.
Klíčová slova:
Vertigo, polohové vertigo, paroxysmální vertigo
Authors:
P. Vrabec
Authors‘ workplace:
FN Motol
; Přednosta: prof. MUDr. Jan Betka, DrSc.
; Klinika otorinolaryngologie a chirurgie hlavy a krku 1. LF UK
Published in:
Prakt. Lék. 2006; 86(12): 705-707
Category:
Case Report
Overview
Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo is a balance disorder of the inner ear. Paroxysmal vertigo is caused by specific head movements. The author presents an overview of the knowledge of benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo using one 56 year-old patient as a case study.
Key words:
Vertigo, positional vertigo, paroxysmal vertigo
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