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TEST DIX-HALLPIKE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2024-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Physiotherapy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Dix-Hallpike manoeuver
1, record 1, English, Dix%2DHallpike%20manoeuver
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Dix-Hallpike test 1, record 1, English, Dix%2DHallpike%20test
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A test used to diagnose benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) that consists of a series of head, neck, and body movements that reproduce the vertigo sensation. 3, record 1, English, - Dix%2DHallpike%20manoeuver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The Dix-Hallpike test is typically performed in a doctor's office. The doctor will ask you to sit upright on an exam table with your legs stretched out in front of you and your head turned to one side. They will then ask you to lower your head and torso back so that you end up lying with your head stretched off the edge of the exam table, turned with one ear down at a 45-degree angle. If there are misplaced calcium deposits (also called canaliths) in the posterior canal of your inner ear, this will trigger vertigo symptoms. 4, record 1, English, - Dix%2DHallpike%20manoeuver
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common causes of vertigo. The Dix-Hallpike maneuver is the gold standard test used to diagnose BPPV, which is crucial in confirming posterior canal BPPV. 5, record 1, English, - Dix%2DHallpike%20manoeuver
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Physiothérapie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- manoeuvre de Dix-Hallpike
1, record 1, French, manoeuvre%20de%20Dix%2DHallpike
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- manœuvre de Dix et Hallpike 2, record 1, French, man%26oelig%3Buvre%20de%20Dix%20et%20Hallpike
correct, feminine noun
- test de Dix-Hallpike 1, record 1, French, test%20de%20Dix%2DHallpike
correct, masculine noun
- test de Dix et Hallpike 3, record 1, French, test%20de%20Dix%20et%20Hallpike
correct, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Manœuvre clinique qui vise à confirmer le diagnostic du vertige paroxystique positionnel bénin (VPPB) en reproduisant le vertige par l’entremise d’une série de mouvements de la tête, du cou et du corps. 4, record 1, French, - manoeuvre%20de%20Dix%2DHallpike
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le diagnostic sera confirmé par la manœuvre de Dix et Hallpike, qui consiste à reproduire le vertige en basculant le patient vers le côté déclenchant (le sujet, assis jambes pendantes au milieu de la table d’examen, est rapidement couché par l’examinateur vers le côté supposé atteint). La manœuvre est positive lorsqu’elle provoque un vertige et/ou des mouvements des yeux (appelés nystagmus) que le médecin va observer. 2, record 1, French, - manoeuvre%20de%20Dix%2DHallpike
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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