Central Positional Nystagmus: A Systematic Literature Review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To provide a systematic review of the clinical and radiological features of lesion-induced central positional nystagmus (CPN) and identify salient characteristics that differentiate central from peripheral positional nystagmus (PN).

Methods

Systematic literature search according to the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Results

A total of 82 patients from 28 studies met the participants intervention, comparison, outcomes, and study designs criteria for inclusion. An atypical direction of nystagmus for the stimulated canal was reported in 97.5% patients during Dix-Hallpike (D-H) and 54.5% upon supine roll testing. Five types of CPNs were identified during positional testing: positional horizontal nystagmus (pHN) (36.8%), posit

SUBMITTER: Macdonald NK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5397512 | biostudies-literature | 2017

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature