title: [Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo].
abstract: Benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo is a frequent vestibular disorder. With a simple maneuver one can easily diagnose this condition and treatment is based on liberatory maneuvers. On this review the pathogenesis, the clinical features and different maneuvers are briefly discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Neurologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brasil.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Pereira
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scaff
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D011187:Posture; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy