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However, PN may also be encountered in central lesions. In this case report we describe a patient with isolated positional vertigo and central PN which mimicked a lateral-canal cupulithiasis, including initial response to liberation maneuvers.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Case Description<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>A 44-year-old male patient reported new-onset position-dependent vertigo with nausea and gait-imbalance for 10 days. During supine roll testing for the lateral semicircular canals, he showed a persistent apogeotropic PN (being more intense left-ear-down) accompanied by moderate vertigo. Except for the PN, the neurologic examination was normal. He received a diagnosis of a apogeotropic-variant right-lateral canal BPPV and responded well to a Gufoni maneuver (nose-up). However, on follow-up, apogeotropic PN showed-up again, converted into a geotropic variant after a Barbecue-liberation maneuver, and then disappeared. Due to the re-emergence of the initial PN on the second follow-up consult, a brain-MRI was requested, disclosing disseminated infra- and supratentorial cystic brain metastases. The largest mass compressed midline cerebellar structures. Urgent surgical resection revealed a histopathologic diagnosis of an adeno-carcinoma of the lung.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>\n          <jats:sec>\n            <jats:title>Discussion<\/jats:title>\n            <jats:p>Short-lasting responses to liberation maneuvers may also be seen in CPN, mimicking the response-pattern expected in BPPV cases. Thus, response to treatment must be validated on a follow-up consultation. Pressure by a cystic cerebellar mass lesion on the nodulus and uvula that varies with changing head-position relative to gravity, resulting in adaptational changes in PN direction and intensity could explain our findings.<\/jats:p>\n          <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s12311-025-01851-w","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,9]],"date-time":"2025-05-09T08:13:30Z","timestamp":1746778410000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Transient Response to Liberation Maneuvers in Central Positional Nystagmus Due to Cerebral Metastases Mimicking Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo\u2013 A Case Report"],"prefix":"10.1007","volume":"24","author":[{"given":"Maritta","family":"Spiegelberg","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Joao","family":"Lemos","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Sun-Uk","family":"Lee","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jeong-Yoon","family":"Choi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexander Andrea","family":"Tarnutzer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"297","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,5,9]]},"reference":[{"key":"1851_CR1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","unstructured":"Roberts RA, Bittel SN, Gans RE. 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