Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
The benign paroxysmal vertigo is harmless, but very common type of vertigo and gives the person really bad times.
*Vertigo: is the feeling of earth moving in circles around you.
Frequency
It’s enough to mention that it is the most common cause of vertigo.
Causes
The most common cause in people under age of 50 is head injury. It is also sometimes associated with migraine. In elderly the most common cause is the degeneration of the vestibular system of the inner ear. On the other hand 50% of cases are of no known reasons.
Written by Dr.alex on February 18th, 2010 with no comments.
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