Evaluation & Management of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) : Review of Guidelines with Updated Summary

Abstract

Benign Paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is one of the common diagnoses encountered by an otolaryngologist. Because the symptoms and presentations of BPPV closely resemble those of central lesions, including brain tumors, diagnostic pitfalls and mistakes of judgment may occur during diagnosis. A review on position statements about the evaluation, diagnosis and management of BPPV is presented here along with a synopsis on each topic.