Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a young child

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Chuang, Fred
Corbitt, Matthew
Tjahjono, Richard
Whitfield, Bernard
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2023
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A girl in her early childhood presented to a regional otolaryngology outpatient clinic with classic signs of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). She reported episodic dizziness when rolling in a supine position. She did not convey any other associated audiovestibular symptoms. A bedside Dix-Hallpike test confirmed geotropic rotational nystagmus indicative of lateral canal BPPV. Due to her young age, limited communicative abilities and concerns for more sinister underlying pathology, a complete neurological examination, MRI and pure tone audiometry were performed. After two sessions of Epley’s manoeuvre, she was symptom-free. At her 3-month follow-up, the patient denied any recurrent episodes of vertigo.

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BMJ Case Reports

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16

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10

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Chuang, F; Corbitt, M; Tjahjono, R; Whitfield, B, Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a young child, BMJ Case Reports, 2023, 16 (10), pp. e254098

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