289. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for horizontal canalithiasis? a. Casani maneuver. b. Epley maneuver.
284. On examining a 79-year-old patient with complaints of significant difficulties with balance walking in low-lit environments, but no true vertigo, the HIT is positive to both right and left sides. This finding is indicative of: a. Acoustic neuroma. b. Bilateral horizontal canal BPPV. c. Poor gaze stabilization. d. Bilateral vestibular hypofunction/loss. 285. Your patient describes transient vertigo when getting out of bed in the morning. Which of the following tests would be most important to include in his or her clinical examination? a. The HIT. b. The MSQ. c. Hallpike-Dix test. d. Berg Balance Scale. 286. When performing a Roll Test, a patient exhibits ageotropic nystagmus, which is increased in the right sidelying position. What is the interpretation of this test? a. Left horizontal canal cupulolithiasis. b. Left horizontal canalithiasis. c. Right horizontal canal cupulolithiasis. d. Right horizontal canalithiasis. 287. A patient exhibits persistent nonfatiguing upbeating torsional nystagmus for >2 minutes, with symptoms of vertigo in a right Hallpike-Dix position. Based on these findings, the most likely diagnosis would be: a. Severe right posterior canal BPPV. b. Right posterior canal cupulolithiasis. c. Perilymph fistula. d. A centrally mediated vestibular lesion. 288. Which of the following is the appropriate treatment for posterior cupulolithiasis? a. Epley maneuver.
c. Semont maneuver. d. Appiani maneuver.
290. Which of the following treatment programs is most appropriate to address dizziness and difficulties with balance for the patient with vestibular hypofunction? a. Walking with eyes closed, smooth pursuit eye movements in sit, standing on one leg. b. Walking with head turns, vertical head turns in sit, standing on foam with eyes closed. c. Walking with head turns, smooth pursuit eye movements in sit, standing on solid floor with eyes open. d. Walking with eyes closed, head turns in sit, standing on one leg. 291. What is the mechanism that underlies the error signals that drive the process of vestibular adaptation? a. Hyperpolarization of the affected side. b. Inhibitory cutoff. c. Retinal slip. d. The push-pull arrangement of the semicircular canals. 292. Treatment for diminished gaze stabilization is called: a. Repositioning.
b. Adaptation. c. Habituation. d. Compensation.
b. Semont maneuver. c. Casani maneuver. d. Appiani maneuver.
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