Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO: NEW DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC RECOMMENDATIONS The positional vertigo Benin Paroxysmal (BPPV) is an more frequent dizziness . The High Authority for Health (HAS) and the College of Masso-Kinesitherapy (CMK) have just published recommendations on diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to BPPV . These recommendations insist on the fact that doctors and physiotherapists who have not received specific training on the subject must redirect any patient with BPPV to a trained professional, or even an ENT doctor specializing in otoneurology (diagnosis of vertigo). in some complicated cases. In addition to a review of the various diagnostic tests and therapeutic maneuvers that can be used according to the semicircular canals responsible for BPPV, these recommendations stress the importance of patient education , in particular those suffering from an aggrav...