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Practice Guideline
. 2017 Mar;156(3):403-416.
doi: 10.1177/0194599816689660.

Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) Executive Summary

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Practice Guideline

Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update) Executive Summary

Neil Bhattacharyya et al. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2017 Mar.

Abstract

The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation has published a supplement to this issue of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery featuring the "Clinical Practice Guideline: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (Update)." To assist in implementing the guideline recommendations, this article summarizes the rationale, purpose, and key action statements. The 14 recommendations developed emphasize diagnostic accuracy and efficiency, reducing the inappropriate use of vestibular suppressant medications, decreasing the inappropriate use of ancillary testing, and increasing the appropriate therapeutic repositioning maneuvers. An updated guideline is needed due to new clinical trials, new systematic reviews, and the lack of consumer participation in the initial guideline development group.

Keywords: BPPV; benign paroxysmal positional vertigo.

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