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A 62-year-old woman experiences brief, severe episodes of spinning vertigo lasting 20–30 seconds triggered whenever she rolls over to the right side in bed or tilts her head backward to look up. There is no hearing loss, tinnitus, or focal neurologic deficit. A right Dix-Hallpike maneuver produces a 5-second latency followed by a 20-second burst of crescendo-decrescendo torsional, geotropic upbeat nystagmus (upper pole beating toward the right ear), associated with marked vertigo. What is the most effective definitive bedside management for this patient?

Epley canalith repositioning maneuver for right posterior canal BPPV Lempert 360-degree barbecue roll maneuver for right horizontal canal BPPV Semont-plus maneuver for anterior semicircular canal cupulolithiasis Oral betahistine 24 mg twice daily for 6 months without physical maneuvers

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Epley canalith repositioning maneuver for right posterior canal BPPV

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