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J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 76:1307-1308 doi:10.1136/jnnp.2005.065912
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) predominantly affects the right labyrinth

Table 1

 Laterality of the affected ear in different forms of BPPV

No. of patients Posterior canal Horizontal canal Anterior canal Multiple canals Totals
Geotropic Apogeo-tropic
Total n = 661.
Right n = 379 266 61 23 15 14 57%
Left n = 253 185 48 10 7 3 38%
Bilateral n = 29 26 0 0 0 3 5%
72% 22% 3% 3% 100%
77% geotropic 23% apogeo-tropic

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