Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Description
- Otoconia (calcium carbonate crystals) displaced from the utricle into a semicircular canal -> abnormal endolymph movement with head position change -> brief vertigo
- Commonest cause of vertigo overall
- Posterior canal involved in ~85-90% of cases
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