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Medical and Surgical Treatment of BPPV

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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is a very common vestibular disorder. While often self-limited, BPPV can have a considerable impact on quality of life. Fortunately, understanding the pathophysiology of both canalithiasis and cupulolithiasis has allowed for the development of various repositioning techniques. For a small subset of patients with intractable BPPV, posterior canal occlusion is a safe, straightforward, and highly efficacious procedure.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London Health Sciences Centre-University Hospital, London, ON, Canada

    Peng You, Sumit K. Agrawal & Lorne S. Parnes

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You, P., Agrawal, S.K., Parnes, L.S. (2019). Medical and Surgical Treatment of BPPV. In: Babu, S., Schutt, C., Bojrab, D. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97858-1_12

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