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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’
Péricles Maranhão-Filho
1   Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Hospital Universitário Clementino Fraga Filho, Departamento de Clínica Médica, Serviço de Neurologia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil;
,
Raj Nandi
2   Royal National Throat Nose and Ear Hospital, Consultant Physician specializing in Audiovestibular Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
,
Eliana T. Maranhão
3   Instituto Nacional de Câncer (HCI), Serviço de Fisioterapia, Rio de Janeiro RJ, Brasil.
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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


Publication History

Received: 01 November 2017

Accepted: 05 June 2018

Article published online:
23 August 2023

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