Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo of horizontal semicircular canal in the child: case report.
The authors report on a 10-year-old with benign positional paroxysmal vertigo (BPPV) of the horizontal semicircular canal (HSC). To date, no case of BPPV of HSC in the child has been reported in the literature. The authors define the features of the disease, describe its evolution, and compare it with the other vestibular diseases affecting children.
D'Agostino
Roberto
R
Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Largo Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy. robertodagostino@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it
Melagrana
Andrea
A
Taborelli
Giuseppe
G
D002648:Child; D004584:Electronystagmography; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011187:Posture / Q000502:physiology*; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology*; D014717:Vertigo / Q000503:physiopathology*