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benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

A Dictionary of Nursing | 2008 | 334 words | Copyright

benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) n. brief episodes of rotatory vertigo precipitated by sudden head movements: a common cause of vertigo. It is thought to be due to microscopic debris in one of the semicircular canals (usually the posterior canal) and is treated by a predetermined set of head movements to move the debris.

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