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Evaluation of vertiginous children.

Niemensivu R, Kentala E, Wiener-Vacher S, Pyykkö I

Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, PB 220, 00029 HUS, Helsinki, Finland, Riina.niemensivu@hus.fi.

Our objective was to evaluate, using a structured approach method, the history and findings in vertiginous children as compared with a group of healthy children. We evaluated 24 vertiginous children (15 girls, 9 boys) with episodes of true vertigo of unknown etiology and 12 healthy age- and gender-matched controls. A detailed medical history was obtained using a structured approach technique. Vertiginous and healthy children underwent general and otoneurologic examinations, including audiogram, electronystagmography, and tympanometry, at the Helsinki University Hospital ENT clinic. Characteristics of patient histories and clinical findings were compared between the groups. The vertiginous children reported significantly more head traumas and headaches than the controls. The structured data collection approach improved the evaluation process. The predominant diagnoses were benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood, otitis media-related vertigo, and migraine-associated dizziness.

Published 7 September 2007 in Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol, 264(10): 1129-35.
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