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Chapter-12 Benign Paroxysmal Postural Vertigo in the Childhood

BOOK TITLE: Understanding Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo

Author
1. Suarez Hamlet
ISBN
9789385999055
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/12982_13
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2017
Pages
7
Author Affiliations
1. Laboratory of Otoneurology Biomedical Engineering Program, British Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay, British Hospital, Montevideo, Uruguay
Chapter keywords
Benign paroxyismal positional vertigo, BPPV, positional nystagmus, head trauma, otoconia, otologic disease, ENG–VNG, vestibular evoked myogenic potential

Abstract

Vestibular organs provide sensory information about motion and spatial orientation, along with the visual and somatosensory information, and are essential for postural control and gait. Therefore the normal function of these three sensory inputs (visual, vestibular and somatosensory) is crucial in a child development. Vestibular receptor lesions in children affect the ability of learning to read and write and in fine and gross skills. Benign paroxyismal positional vertigo (BPPV) is the most common cause of vertigo and is related to the displacement of fragments of otolith organs (otoconia debris) into semicircular canals, mainly in the posterior semicircular canal. Clinical presentation of BPPV in children, characteristic of the positional nystagmus, frequent etiology of BPPV in the childhood, BPPV linked with otologic disease and testing for BPPV have been discussed throughout this chapter.

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