/benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Rare Disease

MONDO:8000018

Also Known As

BPPVBRVbenign paroxysmal positional nystagmusbenign paroxysmal positional vertigofamilial benign recurrent vertigofamilial vestibulopathyvertigo, benign paroxysmal positionalvertigo, benign recurrentvestibulopathy, familial

Definition

Idiopathic recurrent vertigo associated with positional nystagmus. It is associated with a vestibular loss without other neurological or auditory signs. Unlike in labyrinthitis and vestibular neuronitis inflammation in the ear is not observed.