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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test. Below are the key points to recognise benign paroxysmal positional vertigo — the full SA Note notes add investigations, management, complications and 10 practice questions.
Key high-yield points
- BPPV is the most common cause of vertigo - caused by displaced calcium carbonate crystals (otoconia) within the semicircular canals, most often the posterior canal (~85-90% of cases).
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