title: Positional vertigo: as occurs across all age groups.
abstract: This article reviews the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo of the posterior and lateral semicircular canals and summarizes the evidence-based outcome data. The authors discuss this common cause of vertigo, its cause and prevalence across the life span, and efficacy of treatment through both physical repositioning maneuvers and surgery.
authors.affiliation: Section of Vestibular and Balance Disorders, The Cleveland Clinic Head and Neck Institute, A71, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Edward I
authors.initials: EI
authors.lastname: Cho
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000503:physiopathology; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy