title: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in 2 Children: A Case Series.
abstract: The purpose of this case report is to present the cases of 2 boys with benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV).
  
  
  
  Patient A (11 years old) and Patient B (9 years old) had complaints of vertigo with position changes. Both exhibited left torsion upbeating nystagmus in the left Dix-Hallpike (DH) test and complaints of vertigo with reproduction of their symptoms, indicating BPPV. Both were treated with a left canalith repositioning maneuver and reported decreased incidence of positional vertigo upon reevaluation. Scores on the Dizziness Handicap Inventory and the Visual Analog Scale for Dizziness decreased after treatment for 1 of the boys.
  
  
  
  Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo is considered rare in children. Migraines may also cause vertigo. Differential diagnosis in these cases was made by performing the DH test.
  
  
  
  Children with vertigo should be screened for BPPV through use of history taking, and the DH test.
authors.affiliation: Physical Therapy Department, Rusk Rehabilitation, New York University Langone Medical Center, New York, New York.
authors.forename: Jennifer L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Fay
mesh_terms: D065635:Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004244:Dizziness / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities