Vertigo in children: differential diagnosis and treatment.
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A study of vertigo in 50 children showed that a careful neurological examination should be performed for all patients. A detailed family and personal history to find possible episodes of loss of consciousness or seizures should be obtained; 13 children with vertiginous seizures had a positive family history for seizures and 5 had febrile seizures in infancy. Electroencephalograms should be obtained in all instances of vertigo occurrence.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Pediatrics
دوره 59 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1977