Vertigo

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An 83-year-old woman presents to the office for evaluation of dizziness.

BOSTON — The SemontPlus maneuver led to quicker recovery than the Epley maneuver in patients with posterior canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, according to research presented at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A web-based system for the diagnosis and treatment of recurrent benign paroxysmal positional vertigo was shown to be effective, researchers reported in JAMA Neurology.