title: [The treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo].
abstract: Medical treatment of the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo has achieved a high relevance in the last fifteen years because this is one of the most frequent types of vertigo. However, at the present time it is not possible to reject the surgical treatment yet. A review of 116 cases with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo has been made. Patients were included in three groups of therapy: pharmacological treatment, postural manoeuvres and a combination of both. Results were categorized in different groups according to the time (1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year) that symptoms took to wear off. The most efficient treatment has been the BRANDT and DAROFF'S manoeuvres in association with vestibular sedatives.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de ORL, Hospital General de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Frade González
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Martín Martín
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Proupin Vázquez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011187:Posture; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
vernacular_title: Tratamiento del vértigo posicional paroxístico benigno.