Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is probably the most common cause of vertigo in the United States. It has been estimated that at least 20% of patients who present to the physician with vertigo have BPPV.
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Thomas O. Willcox, Jr, MD
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is probably the most common cause of vertigo in the United States. It has been estimated that at least 20% of patients who present to the physician with vertigo have BPPV.
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emedicine.medscape.com — “Overview: One of the most common causes of vertigo is benign positional vertigo (BPV), also known as benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), which is usually due to free-floating, misplaced otoliths that have inappropriately entered one of the semicircular ...” View full resource at emedicine.medscape.com
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Gregory J. Artz, MD
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is probably the most common cause of vertigo in the United States. It has been estimated that at least 20% of patients who present to the physician with vertigo have BPPV.
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