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Brief recurrent positional vertigo caused by medial branch of the posterior inferior cerebellar artery (mPICA) territory infarction is uncommon.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A 63-year-old man with poorly controlled hypertension presented with recurrent brief vertigo triggered mainly by lying down, getting up, or turning over in bed. Initial neurological examination, positional tests, and cranial CT were unremarkable, and BPPV was considered but not confirmed. Persistent attacks followed by spontaneous horizontal nystagmus and mild left-sided dysmetria prompted MRI-DWI, which revealed acute infarction in the medial left cerebellar hemisphere and vermis. After antiplatelet and statin therapy, he remained symptom-free at 1-, 3-, and 6-month follow-up, with an mRS score of 0.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>mPICA territory infarction may mimic BPPV as brief recurrent positional vertigo. 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