[The treatment of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo]

Medical treatment of the benign paroxysmal positional vertigo has achieved a high relevance in the last fifteen years because this is one of the most frequent types of vertigo. However, at the present time it is not possible to reject the surgical treatment yet. A review of 116 cases with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo has been made. Patients were included in three groups of therapy: pharmacological treatment, postural manoeuvres and a combination of both. Results were categorized in different groups according to the time (1 month, 3 months, 6 months and 1 year) that symptoms took to wear off. The most efficient treatment has been the BRANDT and DAROFF'S manoeuvres in association with vestibular sedatives.