Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Occurrence and Recurrence of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Narrative Review
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a short-lived attack of rotatory vertigo provoked by certain head movements. The most acceptable theories for its pathogenesis are canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis as a result of the detachment of otoconia from the otolithic membrane. Although canal re...
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University of Kirkuk, College of Medicine, Kirkuk, Iraq,
2024-04-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is a short-lived attack of rotatory vertigo provoked by certain head movements. The most acceptable theories for its pathogenesis are canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis as a result of the detachment of otoconia from the otolithic membrane. Although canal repositioning maneuvers resolve BPPV, recurrence is a common feature. During the last two decades, there is a revolution in research in understanding many aspects of thisdisorder. The advanced age, female gender, migraine, Meniere’s disease, trauma, and infection are recognized examples of the BPPV causes. Vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency is considered a risk factor for the occurrence and recurrence of the disease as indicated by many investigations. Therefore, estimation of vitamin D serum level in all subjects with BPPV is highly recommended. In addition to canal repositioning procedures such as the Epley maneuver, vitamin Dsupplementation in patients with deficient or insufficient vitamin D is the best treatment for primary BPPV. In this review, we discussed the updating knowledge of the risk factors of BPPV as an initiator for the disease or a risk factor forits recurrence. |
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| Item Description: | 2790-0207 2790-0215 10.32894/kjms.2024.146373.1091 |