[Benign paroxysmal vertigo in childhood]. / Vértigo benigno paroxístico de la infancia.
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
; 49(2): 151-5, 1998 Mar.
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ABSTRACT
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood is a clinical disorder that usually begins at age 4. The child's otoneurological examination is normal in the intercrisis and the brief episodes of true vertigo are typical. In this paper we describe six new cases that had a follow-up of at least one year after diagnosis. Only a few of the patients had demonstrated vasomotor migraine, but all the children had a family history of migraine, which supports the hypothesis that this disorder is a migraine equivalent. The pathogenesis may be related with a transitory vascular disturbance that produces ischemia of the vestibular nuclei and pathways, as occurs in other vascular territories during typical migraine. One longer-than-usual episode is reported. Otherwise, the evolution of this condition is favorable.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Núcleos Vestibulares
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Traumatismo por Reperfusão
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Vertigem
Limite:
Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Acta Otorrinolaringol Esp
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article