[Benign paroxysmal vertigo. Our 14 years' experience with this entity]. / Vértigo paroxístico benigno. Nuestra experiencia de 14 años.

INTRODUCTION: Benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV) is characterised by the sudden onset of brief recurring episodes of loss of balance, sometimes accompanied by vegetative symptoms, which tend to disappear spontaneously in a matter of months or years and have no intercritical alterations. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We analyse the clinical and developmental characteristics of the patients who were listed as possible cases of benign paroxysmal vertigo in the database of the Neuropaediatric Unit of the Hospital Miguel Servet in Zaragoza over a 14 year period. Clinical records were reviewed and cases no longer controlled were contacted by telephone. RESULTS: 18 patients were considered to be cases of BPV, with the typical criteria, and 13 were found to be possible BPV (p-BPV). The atypical data of the p-BPV included late age of onset, prolonged persistence of the episodes and long duration of each episode. Neuroimaging was performed in 8 (44%) of the BPV and 10 (77%) of the p-BPV, and electroencephalogram recordings were carried out in 15 (83%) of the BPV and 11 (85%) of the p-BPV, with normal results in all cases. CONCLUSIONS: Establishing a diagnosis of BPV with strict criteria can mean that some atypical cases are excluded. As no biological marker is available, the diagnosis is clinical-developmental and sometimes complementary tests need to be conducted in order to rule out other pathological conditions. A broader clinical spectrum, cases in which the episodes last longer and a greater range of ages of onset and complete remission are all possible. A diagnosis of BPV should reassure the patients' families as it is a benign process that tends to disappear spontaneously.

Vértigo paroxístico benigno. Nuestra experiencia de 14 años / Benign paroxysmal vertigo. Our 14 years’experience with this entity

Introducción. El vértigo paroxístico benigno (VPB) se caracteriza por episodios breves y recurrentes de pérdida de equilibrio, de inicio brusco, acompañados en ocasiones de síntomas vegetativos, con tendencia a la desaparición espontánea en meses o años y sin alteraciones intercríticas. Pacientes y métodos. Se han analizado las características clínicas y evolutivas de los pacientes que figuran como posibles casos de vértigo paroxístico benigno en la base de datos de la Sección de Neuropediatría del Hospital Miguel Servet de Zaragoza durante un período de 14 años. Se revisaron las historias y se contactó telefónicamente con los casos que no seguían control. Resultados. Se han considerado 18 pacientes VPB, con los criterios típicos, y 13 como posible VPB (p-VPB). Los p- VPB tuvieron como datos atípicos edad tardía de presentación, persistencia prolongada de los episodios y duración larga de los episodios. Se realizó, con resultados normales, neuroimagen a ocho (44%) de los VPB y a diez (77%) de los p-VPB, y electroencefalograma a 15 (83%) de los VPB y a 11 (85%) de los p-VPB. Conclusiones. Establecer el diagnóstico de VPB con criterios estrictos puede excluir algunos casos atípicos. Al no disponer de un marcador biológico, el diagnóstico es clinicoevolutivo y, en ocasiones, deben realizarse exámenes complementarios para descartar otras patologías. Puede haber un espectro clínico más amplio, casos de mayor duración de los episodios y mayor rango en las edades de presentación y desaparición. El diagnóstico de VPB debe tranquilizar a las familias, al ser un proceso benigno con tendencia a la desaparición espontánea

Introduction. Benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV) is characterised by the sudden onset of brief recurring episodes of loss of balance, sometimes accompanied by vegetative symptoms, which tend to disappear spontaneously in a matter of months or years and have no intercritical alterations. Patients and methods. We analyse the clinical and developmental characteristics of the patients who were listed as possible cases of benign paroxysmal vertigo in the database of the Neuropaediatric Unit of the Hospital Miguel Servet in Zaragoza over a 14 year period. Clinical records were reviewed and cases no longer controlled were contacted by telephone. Results. 18 patients were considered to be cases of BPV, with the typical criteria, and 13 were found to be possible BPV (p-BPV). The atypical data of the p-BPV included late age of onset, prolonged persistence of the episodes and long duration of each episode. Neuroimaging was performed in 8 (44%) of the BPV and 10 (77%) of the p-BPV, and electroencephalogram recordings were carried out in 15 (83%) of the BPV and 11 (85%) of the p-BPV, with normal results in all cases. Conclusions. Establishing a diagnosis of BPV with strict criteria can mean that some atypical cases are excluded. As no biological marker is available, the diagnosis is clinical-developmental and sometimes complementary tests need to be conducted in order to rule out other pathological conditions. A broader clinical spectrum, cases in which the episodes last longer and a greater range of ages of onset and complete remission are all possible. A diagnosis of BPV should reassure the patients’ families as it is a benign process that tends to disappear spontaneously

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[Cleft palate and cleft lip. Clinical review]. / Fisura palatina y labio leporino. Revisión clínica.

UNLABELLED: The aim of this study is to do an analytical study of cleft palate and cleft lip in our hospital. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 85 clinical charts of patients attended in our hospital born between 1976 and 2001 in Aragon and Rioja were reviewed. We studied the incidence of oral cleft, associated malformations and morbidity, familial antecedents and perinatal data, phonatory disfunctions, serose otitis, growth failure and psychiatry problems. RESULTS: The mean incidence was 0.5/1000 newborns. 41.5% presented associated malformations and 19.3% were associated with a specific syndrome, being more frequent in patients affected of cleft palate and cleft lip (50%) than patients with only cleft palate (41.2%) or only cleft lip (8.8%). The most frequent malformations were: facial defects (50%), skeletal (33%), congenital cardiopathies (33%). 19% were born prematurely. The percentage of serose otitis that required control at hospital was 37.3%. 34.2% presented phonatory problems. There was a high incidence of growth failure and psychiatry problems. CONCLUSION: Oral clefts represent a complex clinical condition with a high percentage of medical complications that require a multidisciplinary treatment. The high incidence of congenital defects associated with this condition demand an exhaustive screening in the newborns affected.