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Effect of Vitamin D Deficiency on the Occurrence and Recurrence of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: A Narrative Review | ||
| Kirkuk Journal of Medical Sciences | ||
| Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2024, Pages 4-12 PDF (825.64 K) | ||
| Document Type: Review article | ||
| DOI: 10.32894/kjms.2024.146373.1091 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Raid M. Al-Ani* 1; Taghreed S Saeed Al-Rawi2; Ahmad Nasrat Aljuboori3; Harith Ahmed4 | ||
| 1Department of Surgery/Otolaryngology, College of Medicine, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq. | ||
| 2Department of Biochemistry College of Medicine, University of Anbar, Anbar, Iraq. | ||
| 3Department of Otolaryngology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Faculty of Medicine, Qatar University, Qatar. | ||
| 4Al-Emadi Hospital, Qatar | ||
| Abstract | ||
| 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 this disorder. 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 D supplementation 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 for its recurrence. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Rotatory vertigo; Vitamin D; Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo; Dizziness | ||
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