Benign Positional Vertigo (cont.)
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Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Benjamin Wedro, MD, FACEP, FAAEMDr. Ben Wedro practices emergency medicine at Gundersen Clinic, a regional trauma center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. His background includes undergraduate and medical studies at the University of Alberta, a Family Practice internship at Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario and residency training in Emergency Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. Medical Editor:
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhD
Charles Patrick Davis, MD, PhDDr. Charles "Pat" Davis, MD, PhD, is a board certified Emergency Medicine doctor who currently practices as a consultant and staff member for hospitals. He has a PhD in Microbiology (UT at Austin), and the MD (Univ. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston). He is a Clinical Professor (retired) in the Division of Emergency Medicine, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, and has been the Chief of Emergency Medicine at UT Medical Branch and at UTHSCSA with over 250 publications. IN THIS ARTICLE
Synonyms and Keywordsbenign paroxysmal positional vertigo, cupulolithiasis, canalolithiasis, vertigo, labyrinthitis, Meniere's disease, BPV, benign positional vertigo Viewer Comments & ReviewsBenign Positional Vertigo - ExercisesThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:What exercises helped with your benign positional vertigo? Benign Postional Vertigo - ExperienceThe eMedicineHealth physician editors ask:Please describe your experience with benign positional vertigo. Benign Positional Vertigo - Diagnosis and TreatmentThe eMedicineHealth physician editors asked:How was your benign positional vertigo diagnosed and treated? |
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Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) is probably the most common single cause of vertigo in the United States.
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