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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo: Differential Diagnosis in Children

Volume 2 - Issue 1

Sergio Carmona*1, Gabriela Grinstein2, Romina Weinschelbaum3 and Guillermo Zalazar4

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    • 1Department Neuro-otology, Fundación San Lucas para la Neurociencia, Argentina
    • 2Department of Neuro-otology. INEBA (Instituto de Neurociencias de Buenos Aires), Argentina
    • 3Department of Neuro-otology. INEBA (Instituto de Neurociencias de Buenos Aires), Argentina
    • 4Department Neuro-otology, Fundación San Lucas para la Neurociencia, Argentina

    *Corresponding author: Sergio Carmona, Department of Neuro-Otology, Fundación San Lucas para la Neurociencia, Rosario, Santa Fe, Argentina

Received: January 20, 2018;   Published: January 31, 2018

DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.02.000711

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Abstract

We present the case of a 14-year-old girl, who presented with a positional vertigo of second duration, compatible with BPPV, but whose final diagnosis was a cavernoma in the cerebellum. We emphasize the importance of keeping in mind the different etiologies of vestibular syndrome in children.

Key words: BPPV; Cavernoma; Episodic vestibular syndrome; Atypical BPPV

Abbreviations: BPPV: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo; Y.O: Year Old; NSAIDs: Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs; HIT: Head Impulse Test; MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging

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