This article presents operational diagnostic criteria for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), formulated by the Committee for Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society. The classification reflects current knowledge of clinical aspects and pathomechanisms of BPPV and includes both established and emerging syndromes of BPPV. It is anticipated that growing understanding...

UNLABELLED Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the most common vestibular disorders. AIM To study the recurrence and persistence of BPPV in patients treated with canalith repositioning maneuvers (CRM) during the period of one year. STUDY DESIGN longitudinal contemporary cohort series. MATERIALS AND METHODS One hundred patients with BPPV were followed up during 12 months ...

OBJECTIVE To determine the recurrence rate of benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) and the factors associated to such recurrences. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study. METHOD Sixty-nine consecutive patients treated for first episode of BPPV. STUDY PERIOD 63 months. Mean follow-up: 47 months. RESULTS The recurrence rate was 27%. Fifty percent of recurrences occurred in the first 6 mont...

OBJECTIVE To determine the incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) following stapedectomy in a patient group and the efficacy of the Epley maneuver in this group. STUDY DESIGN Prospective study in a university-based tertiary referral system. METHODS The patient group comprised 63 patients who had undergone stapedectomy; a control group consisted of normal healthy individual...

The pathophysiology of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is not completely understood. Although the concept of degenerated otoconia transforming the posterior canal (PC) crista into a gravity-sensitive sense organ has gained popular support, several temporal bone (TB) series have revealed similar deposits in normal TBs, suggesting they are a normal change in the aging labyrinth. Furth...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE In contrast to the posterior- and horizontal-canal variants, data on the frequency and therapeutic management of anterior-canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (AC-BPPV) are sparse. To synthesize the existing body of evidence into a systematic review regarding the incidence and treatment of AC-BPPV. METHODS Systematic search of medical databases employing predefine...

AIM To evaluate the number of weekly canalith repositioning procedures needed to eliminate positioning nystagmus in patients with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and to verify influences of canalithiasis or cupulolithiasis and/or semicircular canal involvement. STUDY DESIGN clinical prospective with transversal cohort. MATERIAL AND METHOD Sixty patients with benign paroxysmal positiona...

INTRODUCTION In our clinical experience, some of the patients affected by benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) reported the onset of tinnitus shortly before or in association with the positional vertigo. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence and the clinical patterns of tinnitus episodes which occurred in association with BPPV and to suggest possible interpret...

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a common disorder in Neurotology. This vestibular syndrome is characterized by transient attacks of vertigo, caused by change in head position, and associated with paroxysmal characteristic nystagmus. The symptoms result from movement of the free floating otoconia particles in the endolymph or their attachment to the cupulae of the semicircular canal. The...