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- Title
Vértigo en niños y adolescents.
- Authors
Rodas Méndez, Eva Rocío; Cárdenas, María Ivonne
- Abstract
INTRODUCTION In the adult age vertigo is a common symptom, but very unusual in children population; its prevalence is not reported. OBJECTIVE To identify the cause of dizziness in children and adolescents, as well as the most affected age group, the most frequent associated symptoms and results of audiologic and vestibular tests. Material and methods Patients younger than 16 years old, who consulted by alterations in the balance (2000-2010), were included. Patients were distributed into three groups depending on their age: group A, younger than 6 years old; group B, 7-10 years old; and group C, 10 to 16 years old. RESULTS 23 patients, age 3-16 years; 5 (21,73%) corresponded to vertigo of central origin and 18 (78.26%) to vertigo of peripheral origin. The largest number of patients was found in the group C 10-16 years (60.8%). The most frequent associated symptoms were dizziness and nausea, hearing loss, tinnitus and headache. Endolymphatic hidrops was the most common diagnosis in eight (44.4%), the second most frequent diagnosis was benign paroxysmal positional vertigo with four (22.2%), followed by vestibular neuronitis in three patients (16.6%). CONCLUSION The vertigo is a little studied symptom in children and adolescents; however, this series shows that vertigo is not a rare entity, but that at the ENT Clinic it can become frequent
- Publication
Anales de Otorrinolaringología Mexicana, 2012, Vol 57, Issue 2, p69
- ISSN
1665-5672
- Publication type
Article