Table 2 Possible nystagmus types according to the location of otolith.

From: Vertical Nystagmus in the Bow and Lean Test may Indicate Hidden Posterior Semicircular Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Hypothesis of the Location of Otoconia

Location No.

Nystagmus in the Dix-Hallpike test

Nystagmus in Bowing

Nystagmus in Leaning

1

Up-beating

No nystagmus

No nystagmus

Up-beating

2

Up-beating

No nystagmus

Down-beating

Up-beating

No nystagmus

3

Up-beating

Down-beating

No nystagmus

4

Up-beating

No nystagmus

Down-beating