Res Vestib Sci.  2019 Sep;18(3):78-82. 10.21790/rvs.2019.18.3.78.

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo after Yoga Practice

Affiliations
  • 1Department of Rehabilitation Medicine and Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
  • 2Department of Neurology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Institute of Wonkwang Medical Science, Iksan, Korea. nmgom@wku.ac.kr

Abstract

A 57-year-old woman presented with sudden onset of whirling vertigo associated with nausea and vomiting. The neurological examination showed left-beating horizontal nystagmus on the lying-down test and right-beating horizontal nystagmus on the head bending test. Geotropic direction-changing horizontal nystagmus was demonstrated on both sides during the supine roll test. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) was the most common vestibular disorder in patients after head trauma. The authors experienced a case of right horizontal canal BPPV occurred after a yoga practice, thereby we report the case with a review of the related literatures.

Keyword

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Horizontal canal; Nystagmus; Yoga

MeSH Terms

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo*
Craniocerebral Trauma
Female
Head
Humans
Middle Aged
Nausea
Neurologic Examination
Nystagmus, Pathologic
Vertigo
Vomiting
Yoga*
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