Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood: A review of the literature

Episodic Syndromes That May Be Associated With Migraine - Two Clinically Useful Markers

“…The main features of our patients are in agreement with those reported in the literature [10, 11] except the very high incidence of family history and triggers. Studies [10][11][12] show that benign recurrent vertigo in adults are occasionally precipitated by migraine triggers like alcohol, lack of sleep, hormonal changes, food and emotional stress but no study has so far properly documented triggers in children. Absence of impaired consciousness during the vertiginous attacks (sudden unsteadiness and grab on to whatever is near them), negative CNS exam and imaging, normal or non-significant EEG findings are indicators in excluding a relationship between BPV and Epilepsy.…”

Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in children

“…None of the children in the study reported a history of migraine during clinical visits or follow‐up, and vestibular migraine (VM) was also excluded. Other diseases such as basal artery migraine, seizures, infection, labyrinthine concussion and other traumatic head injuries can also cause vertigo in children which can mimic BPPV in children . In the children in the present study, a diagnosis of BPPV was made based on their history and characteristic positional nystagmus, as evoked by positional testing.…”

Giant Intracranial Arachnoid Cyst Mimicking Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo of Childhood: Case Report with Review of Literature

“…Our patient had a dizzy spell, during exami nation in the left lateral position with right beating nystagmus; this finding and the paroxysms of vertigo in the absence of hearing loss classifies it as BPVC a condition that is thought to be related to migraine. 11 Dizzy attacks are brought on by change of head position.…”