Kashif Obaid Khan Niazi, Majid Dastgir, Muhammad Ashfaq, Saad Bin Qamar, Kamran Zamurrad Malik, Shadzad Nayyar.
Comparison between epleys maneuvre and prochlorperazine maleate in treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.
Pak Armed Forces Med J Jan ;65(3):363-6.

Objective: The objective is to compare the efficacy of Epley’s maneuver and vestibular sedative, prochlorperazine maleate in the management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Study Design: Randomized Control Trial. Place and Duration of Study: ENT department, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi from 1st May 2011 to 1st November 2011. Patients and Methods: After consent, 60 patients of BPPV fulfilling the inclusion criteria were randomly allotted two groups. Group A was treated with Epley’s maneuver (n=30) while group B with prochlorperazine maleate (n=30). Outcomes were analyzed on disappearance of vertigo at follow-up examination. Results: 24 (80%) cases managed by Epley’s maneuver showed relief of symptoms while only 14 (47%) treated by prochlorperazine maleate showed recovery after 15 days. Conclusion: Epley’s maneuver was more effective than vestibular sedatives like prochlorperazine maleate in treating patients of BPPV.

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