Božanić Urbančič, N.; Vozel, D.; Urbančič, J.; Battelino, S. Unraveling the Etiology of Pediatric Vertigo and Dizziness: A Tertiary Pediatric Center Experience. Medicina2021, 57, 475.
Božanić Urbančič, N.; Vozel, D.; Urbančič, J.; Battelino, S. Unraveling the Etiology of Pediatric Vertigo and Dizziness: A Tertiary Pediatric Center Experience. Medicina 2021, 57, 475.
Božanić Urbančič, N.; Vozel, D.; Urbančič, J.; Battelino, S. Unraveling the Etiology of Pediatric Vertigo and Dizziness: A Tertiary Pediatric Center Experience. Medicina2021, 57, 475.
Božanić Urbančič, N.; Vozel, D.; Urbančič, J.; Battelino, S. Unraveling the Etiology of Pediatric Vertigo and Dizziness: A Tertiary Pediatric Center Experience. Medicina 2021, 57, 475.
Abstract
Objective: The causes of vertigo and dizziness in children are diverse and require attention from various specialists. Numerous authors have reported that the commonest type of vertigo in children is migraine-associated vertigo (vestibular migraine and benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood - BPV). We aimed to check whether this could be applied to our group of patients. Materials and methods: A retrospective case series of 257 consecutive pediatric vertigo and diz-ziness patients referred to the tertiary pediatric ENT clinic from 2015 to 2020. Patients received a complete audiovestibular workup and were referred to pediatric neurologists and other special-ists depending on the signs and symptoms. Results: Of 257 children aged 1-17 years, almost one fifth of them, 49/257 (19.1 %) had a central type of vertigo, 20/257 of them (7.8%) had benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood and 4/257 (1.6%) had a migrainous type of vertigo. Most of the children, 112/257 (43.6%), remained unclas-sified, without a final diagnosis. Conclusion: Due to the numerous possible causes, a child presenting with dizziness and vertigo requires a multidisciplinary approach. In the majority of cases, vertigo spells are self-limiting. They stop spontaneously and sometimes remain clinically undiagnosed. The most prevalent reasons for pediatric vertigo may be temporary hemodynamic (vaso-vagal) and psychological imbalance.
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