title: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: Diagnostic criteria.
abstract: This article presents operational diagnostic criteria for benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV), formulated by the Committee for Classification of Vestibular Disorders of the Bárány Society. The classification reflects current knowledge of clinical aspects and pathomechanisms of BPPV and includes both established and emerging syndromes of BPPV. It is anticipated that growing understanding of the disease will lead to further development of this classification.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Park-Klinik Weissensee, Berlin, Germany.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: von Brevern
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Bellvue Hospital, Saint-Etienne, France.
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bertholon
authors.affiliation: Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Ludwig-Maximilian University, Munich, Germany.
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brandt
authors.affiliation: Barrow Neurological Institute, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ, USA.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fife
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imai
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Daniele
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Nuti
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MA, USA.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Newman-Toker
mesh_terms: D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D013506:Otologic Surgical Procedures; D015837:Vestibular Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis*
keywords: Vertigo; criteria; diagnosis; nystagmus; positional