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Question Number 0295

Question:
an elderly patient complains of vertigo experienced only in specific positions. Onset is sudden, usually within a few seconds of assuming the triggering position. Symptoms cease after several minutes if the patient does not move, but will resume with further change in position. The most likely pathology is

a) basilar artery disease
b) acoustic neuroma
c) benign positional vertigo
d) vestibular neuronitis
e) Meniere's disease