[Correlation analysis of vertigo etiology and age in children]

Objective:To study the etiology of vertigo in children and analyze the relationship between the etiology of vertigo and the age category. Method:One hundred and forty-four cases of children with vertigo or dizziness were selected. All patients received the vertigo questionnaire, audiological, vestibular function and other related examinations. JMP 10.0 was used for statistical analysis. Result:Of 144 patients, 17 cases were preschool age (<6 years old), 101 cases were school age (6-12 years old) and 26 cases were puberty (>12 years old). All patients were mainly distributed between 6 and 10 years old. The most common diagnoses was benign paroxysmal vertigo. The second one was vestibular migraine. Incidence rate of the same disease in different ages was also different. Benign paroxysmal vertigo and vestibular migraine in preschool age, school age and puberty accounted for 58.8%, 42.6%, 0 and 0, 17.8%, 30.8%, respectively. Conclusion:Benign paroxysmal vertigo and vestibular migraine were the most common causes of vertigo in children. Prevalence rate and the etiology was various in different ages. Due to the physical and psychological development of children, analyzing the cause of vertigo in children should be fully considered these characteristics.