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Various Vertigo Syndromes

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Here vertigo and dizziness in childhood are described first. The most frequent syndrome is benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood, a form of vestibular migraine. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, Menière’s disease, vestibular neuritis, perilymph fistula, bilateral vestibulopathy, and central vestibular syndromes also occur in childhood.

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  • Drug-induced vertigo

  • Cervicogenic vertigo

  • Episodic ataxias

  • Motion sickness (clinical aspects and pathogenesis, course, prophylaxis, and therapy)

  • Visual height intolerance and fear of heights (acrophobia)

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    Marianne Dieterich MD & Michael Strupp MD

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Brandt, T., Dieterich, M., Strupp, M. (2013). Various Vertigo Syndromes. In: Vertigo and Dizziness. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-591-0_6

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