title: [Vertigo in children].
abstract: Oto-neurologic investigation in the child with vertigo is fundamentally important. In 3% of cases, it reveals the presence of a cerebral tumour. Technical difficulties in examining a child under 5 years of age stem from their fear of the dark, insecurity in a medical setting and a labile attention span. Major causes are migraine (in 28% of cases) and childhood idiopathic paroxysmal vertigo, and recurring vestibular disorders (13% of cases). Classic disorders such as Ménière's disease are rare in the child (3% of cases), as are benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and cupulolithiasis (only 5% of children with vertigo).
authors.affiliation: Centre d'explorations fonctionnelles oto-neurologiques, Paris.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Toupet
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Toupet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D009759:Nystagmus, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis; D014717:Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Le vertige chez l'enfant.