Margaret Dix, Charles Hallpike and the ‘Lagerungs’ Manoeuvre

Péricles Maranhão-Filho; Raj Nandi; Eliana T. Maranhão

doi:10.1590/0004-282X20180075

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria, Inhaltsverzeichnis

CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2018; 76(08): 563-565
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20180075

Historical Note

Margaret Dix, Charles Hallpike and the ‘Lagerungs’ Manoeuvre

Margaret Dix, Charles Hallpike e a Manobra ‘Lagerungs’

Authors

Péricles Maranhão-Filho

¹Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Neurologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil;
Raj Nandi

²Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Consultant Physician specializing in Audiovestibular Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Eliana T. Maranhão

³Instituto Nacional de Câncer (HCI), Serviço de Fisioterapia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.

Abstract

ABSTRACT

The main objective of this manuscript is to describe some personal and professional aspects of two outstanding researchers and pioneers in neuro-otology. Among other achievements, Margaret Ruth Dix, and Charles Skinner Hallpike, designed the most-used provocative test for positional nystagmus for the diagnosis of lithiasis in the vestibular posterior semicircular canal.

RESUMO

O principal objetivo desse manuscrito diz respeito a alguns aspectos pessoais e profissionais de dois excelentes pesquisadores e pioneiros da neuro-otologia. Entre outras descrições, Margaret Ruth Dix e Charles Skinner Hallpike descreveram o teste provocativo mais utilizado de nistagmo posicional para o diagnóstico de litíase no canal semicircular posterior do sistema vestibular.

Keywords:

Margaret R. Dix - Charles S. Hallpike - vestibulolithiasis

Palavras-chave:

Margaret R. Dix - Charles S. Hallpike - litíase vestibular

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