A Lempert maneuver is performed on a patient with a right horizontal canal impairment related to cupulolithiasis.What would be an expected eye movement response?

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The Lempert maneuver (also known as the barbecue rotation) is a treatment for horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), specifically targeting the canalithiasis of the horizontal canal. When the debris is in the long arm of the horizontal canal, it causes apogeotropic nystagmus, which means the nystagmus beats away from the ground when the patient is lying on their side. This is because the debris moves in a direction that exerts less effect on the cupula, causing it to deviate away from the affected side.

A Lempert Maneuver Is Performed on a Patient with a Right