Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common diagnosis made in many specialty clinics serv-ing patients with dizziness. This diagnosis is suggested by a history of brief (less than one minute) episodes of ver-tigo that are provoked by rolling over in bed, lying down, sitting up from a supine position, bending over, or look-ing up.
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