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Number of falls before and after BPPV treatment in elderly patients by the Lempert-Wilck maneuver in the cases of lateral semicircular canal involvement (n=16) and Epley maneuver, for the anterior semicircular canal (n=4).
| Canal affected | Maneuver | BEFORE the maneuver | AFTER the maneuver | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of falls | Number of patients | Number of falls | Number of patients | ||
| 1 | 10 | 01 | 6 | ||
| 4 | |||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Lateral | Lempert-Wilck | 1 | 1 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 1 | ||||
| 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Anterior | Epley | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||
