Various causes and clinical characteristics in vertigo in children with normal eardrums

Vertigo and balance problems in children—An epidemiologic study in Finland

“…Particularly information on younger children has been missing. In the Choung et al study, only 25% of the children with vertigo were 10 years or younger [22]. Even in our study the response rate was lowest among the youngest children.…”

“…Ravid et al found in a pediatric neurology clinic 9% of children's vertigo complaints to be due to orthostatic hypotension [4]. In some studies orthostatic hypotension is not mentioned as a possible cause for vertigo [22].…”

Vertigo in Childhood: Evaluation of Clinical and Laboratory Findings

“…8 Ayırıcı tanısında ayrıntılı bir öykü ve eşlik eden semptomların sorgulanması gereklidir. Migren ilişkili vertigoda, aile öyküsü ve eşlik eden baş ağrısı, dengesizlik, araç tutması yakınmaları, BPV'de ani başlayan, kısa süreli ataklar sorgulanmalıdır.…”

Electronystagmography finding in children with peripheral and central vestibular disorders

“…The differential diagnosis of vertigo in children is extensive: otitis media and middle ear effusion could be the most common causes of vertigo in children, but there are some problems in detecting the other causes for vertigo because they are one of most frequent diseases of childhood. In children with normal eardrums, who not show otitis media or middle ear effusion, vertigo is most commonly caused by migraine and benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood (BPVC): these findings show to be very different from those with adult vertigo [1][2][3][4].…”