2020Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen access

Clinical diagnosis of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular neuritis

Peter Johns, James Quinn

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KEY POINTSAt 4:00 am, a 71-year-old man turned over in bed onto his left side and experienced a sudden onset of dizziness, described as if the bed was moving. Although lasting only 10–15 seconds, he became sweaty afterwards without nausea or vomiting. He came to the emergency department an hour

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KEY POINTSAt 4:00 am, a 71-year-old man turned over in bed onto his left side and experienced a sudden onset of dizziness, described as if the bed was moving. Although lasting only 10–15 seconds, he became sweaty afterwards without nausea or vomiting. He came to the emergency department an hour

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KEY POINTSAt 4:00 am, a 71-year-old man turned over in bed onto his left side and experienced a sudden onset of dizziness, described as if the bed was moving. Although lasting only 10–15 seconds, he became sweaty afterwards without nausea or vomiting. He came to the emergency department an hour

Key concepts: Nausea, Vertigo, Vomiting, Medicine, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Neuritis, Emergency department, Vestibular system

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