Question

A 35-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of vertigo lasting seconds, triggered by turning in bed and looking up. There is no hearing loss or tinnitus. Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre reproduces vertigo with torsional nystagmus. What is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo

Answer

Ménière disease

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Vestibular neuritis

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Acoustic neuroma

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Multiple sclerosis

Practice question

A 35-year-old woman presents with recurrent episodes of vertigo lasting seconds, triggered by turning in bed and looking up. There is no hearing loss or tinnitus. Dix-Hallpike manoeuvre reproduces vertigo with torsional nystagmus. What is the most likely diagnosis?