Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Neurology 2026

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Authors: Michael Strupp, Anita Bhandari, Thomas Brandt, Michael Halmagyi, Ji-Soo Kim, Herman Kingma, Michael von Brevern, Susan L. Whitney, Biru Zhang, Francisco Carlos Zuma e Maia, David S. Zee, Michael C. Schubert
DOI: 10.1212/wnl.0000000000214861
Cited by: 2
References: 39

Abstract

This paper focuses on the justification for changing the terminology of the most frequent peripheral vestibular disorder, called benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). Below, we argue that continued use of "benign" is a misnomer because many patients are adversely affected by BPPV. In addition, the term squanders its critical, distinguishing cause by omitting "peripheral." Instead, we support changing the nomenclature from BPPV to peripheral paroxysmal positional vertigo ([PPPV], or [3 PV]).

Fields of Study & Subjects

Vestibular and auditory disorders Trigeminal Neuralgia and Treatments Hemispheric Asymmetry in Neuroscience

Publication details

Journal / source
Neurology
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Volume
106
Issue
8
Pages
e214861–e214861
Publication date
31 March 2026
Language
EN