Diseases

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Idiopathic recurrent VERTIGO associated with POSITIONAL NYSTAGMUS. It is associated with a vestibular loss most often with OTOCONIA dislodge but without other neurological or auditory signs. Unlike in LABYRINTHITIS and VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS, inflammation in the ear is not observed.

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Idiopathic recurrent VERTIGO associated with POSITIONAL NYSTAGMUS. It is associated with a vestibular loss most often with OTOCONIA dislodge but without other neurological or auditory signs. Unlike in LABYRINTHITIS and VESTIBULAR NEURONITIS, inflammation in the ear is not observed.

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  • Benign Recurrent Vertigo
  • Familial Benign Recurrent Vertigo
  • Familial Vestibulopathy
  • Vertigo, Benign Paroxysmal Positional
  • Vertigo, Benign Recurrent
  • Vestibulopathy, Familial
  • Benign Recurrent Vertigos
  • Familial Vestibulopathies
  • Recurrent Vertigo, Benign
  • Recurrent Vertigos, Benign
  • Vestibulopathies, Familial

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2015; use Vertigo 2010-2014

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  1. National Library of Medicine. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D065635. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D065635
  2. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benign_paroxysmal_positional_vertigo
  3. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q817310