New epidemiological findings on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
- Correspondence to: Dr Helen S Cohen Department of Otolaryngology, Baylor College of Medicine, One Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA; hcohen{at}bcm.tmc.edu
- Published Online First 29 November 2006
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is associated with a range of factors, some previously unknown
In this issue of JNNP, von Brevern and colleagues1 describe an excellent population based survey of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) that represents a turnaround in our understanding of the disorder (see page 710). One hundred years ago, BPPV was unknown; even in the 1950s and 1960s, most specialists were not aware of it (Bobby R Alford, personal communication). The development of non-invasive, easily used and highly effective “repositioning” exercises and manoeuvres …
