• Semergen · Jul 2014

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    [Management of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in first care centers].

    • C Carnevale, F Muñoz-Proto, J Rama-López, L Ferrán-de la Cierva, R Rodríguez-Villalba, P Sarría-Echegaray, S Mas-Mercant, and M Tomás-Barberán.
    • Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital Universitario Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, España. Electronic address: claudio.carnevale@hotmail.it.
    • Semergen. 2014 Jul 1; 40 (5): 254-60.

    AbstractThe benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is the most common disease in the group of peripheral vertigo. It's characterized by vertiginous sensation triggered by the positional changes of the head and usually lasts less than one minute. It is most frequently seen in middle-aged patients (40-50 years old) and in up 50% of cases we do not know the cause, so we refer to them as idiopathic benign paroxysmal positional vertigo. Because of the high incidence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in general population, it is of utmost importance to be aware of the differential diagnosis and to be able to treat this pathology with efficacy, because in most cases we can achieve excellent results performing specific and simple maneuvers. Copyright © 2013 Sociedad Española de Médicos de Atención Primaria (SEMERGEN). Publicado por Elsevier España. All rights reserved.

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