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Editorial commentary
New epidemiological findings on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
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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 …
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Supported by NIH grant DC003602.
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Competing interests: None.