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Benign positional paroxysmal vertigo of horizontal semicircular canal in the child: case report
Roberto D'Agostino1, Andrea Melagrana, Giuseppe Taborelli
1Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Largo Gerolamo Gaslini, 5, 16148 Genoa, Italy. robertodagostino@ospedale-gaslini.ge.it
International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
|April 17, 2003
Abstract:
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.