title: [Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in children after head trauma].
abstract: We present an eight-year-old boy with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) after a head trauma, successfully treated with Epley's manoeuvre. BPPV is a common cause of vestibular vertigo in adults, but it is rarely seen in children. Diagnostic work-up is challenging as children often lack the ability to describe their symptoms accurately and to cooperate in clinical examination. The diagnosis should be suspected in children with a relevant medical history and verified by positional testing. BPPV of childhood is treated with otolith repositioning manoeuvres, and the prognosis is good.
authors.affiliation: Langelandsgade 213, 1. th., 8200 Aarhus N. maria.schoeler.noergaard@post.au.dk.
authors.forename: Maria Schøler
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Nørgaard
authors.forename: Malene Sine
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Rokkjær
authors.forename: Jette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Berg
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lüscher
mesh_terms: D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D056888:Patient Positioning / Q000379:methods; D012665:Semicircular Canals / Q000503:physiopathology