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Editorial commentary
New epidemiological findings on benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
  1. H S Cohen
  1. 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

https://doi.org/10.1136/jnnp.2006.109447

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    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.

    • Competing interests: None.

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