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Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood is a neurological disorder that causes vertigo, a type of dizziness, in children. It is one of the most common causes of vertigo in children and is considered a subtype of migraine. BPVC is characterized by repeated, sudden episodes of vertigo that stop without intervention, typically lasting a few minutes.
Dizziness is a common medical complaint, affecting 20–30% of persons. [4] Dizziness is broken down into four main subtypes: vertigo (~25–50%), disequilibrium (less than ~15%), presyncope (less than ~15%), and nonspecific dizziness (~10%). [5] Vertigo is the sensation of spinning or having one's surroundings spin about them. Many people find ...
Causes of dizziness related to the ear are often characterized by vertigo (spinning) and nausea. Nystagmus (flickering of the eye, related to the Vestibulo-ocular reflex [VOR]) is often seen in patients with an acute peripheral cause of dizziness. [citation needed] Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) – The most common cause of vertigo ...
A 6-year-old girl was diagnosed with a stroke after she complained of dizziness and her mother noticed her eyes were pointing in different directions. Ottilie Atkins had spent the afternoon ...
The youngest mother on record is Lina Medina, who gave birth at the age of either 5 years, 7 months and 17 days [11] or 6 years 5 months as mentioned in another report. [ 12 ] "Central precocious puberty (CPP) was reported in some patients with suprasellar arachnoid cysts (SAC), and SCFE ( slipped capital femoral epiphysis ) occurs in patients ...
However, things got a little weird recently when my 8-year-old called me into the bathroom with a note of panic in her voice. Upon entering, I learned that she was having a stinging sensation when ...
An 8-year-old boy is dead after a “guardian” statue toppled over and crushed him at the luxurious Arizona Biltmore hotel last week, officials said. The child was hit by the falling concrete ...
Schizophrenia disorders in children are rare. [8] Boys are twice as likely to be diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia. [65] There is often a disproportionately large number of males with childhood schizophrenia, because the age of onset of the disorder is earlier in males than females by about 5 years. [5]