Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in a Young Child

Overview

Journal BMJ Case Rep

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2023 Oct 3

PMID 37788917

Authors

Fred Chuang

Matthew Corbitt

Richard Tjahjono

Bernard Whitfield

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Abstract

A girl in her early childhood presented to a regional otolaryngology outpatient clinic with classic signs of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV). She reported episodic dizziness when rolling in a supine position. She did not convey any other associated audiovestibular symptoms. A bedside Dix-Hallpike test confirmed geotropic rotational nystagmus indicative of lateral canal BPPV. Due to her young age, limited communicative abilities and concerns for more sinister underlying pathology, a complete neurological examination, MRI and pure tone audiometry were performed. After two sessions of Epley's manoeuvre, she was symptom-free. At her 3-month follow-up, the patient denied any recurrent episodes of vertigo.

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