title: [Investigation on vertigoes in childhood].
abstract: This paper analysed the pathogenesis and the vestibular test results of 87 cases of vertigo in the childhood below the age of 13 years old. 83 cases (95.4%) were vestibular peripheral lesions, and 4 cases were vestibular central lesions. 34.5% of them were benign paroxysmal vertigo and 14.9% were the Meniere's disease which all occurred at the age more than 9 years old. The appearances of ENG were semicircular canal hypofunction in 57 cases (65.5%). The function of ocular movement was abnormal in a few cases. The posturography results were compared with an age-matched control group. Posturographic recording showed length of locus and velocity increased in the thirteen patients of semicircular canal hypofunction.
authors.affiliation: PLA General Hospital, Beijing.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004584:Electronystagmography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008575:Meniere Disease / Q000503:physiopathology; D011187:Posture; D014717:Vertigo / Q000503:physiopathology*