Table 8 Diagnosis among the study group
From: Common vestibular disorders in children in Fayoum governorate: a cross-sectional study
Variables | Number (n = 848) | % |
|---|---|---|
Otitis media-related dizziness | 203 | 23.9% |
Benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood | 149 | 17.6% |
Migraine | 95 | 11.2% |
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo | 47 | 5.5% |
Vestibular neuritis or labyrinthitis | 37 | 4.4% |
cholesteatoma | 8 | 0.9% |
ototoxicity | 5 | 0.6% |
Perilymph fistula | 5 | 0.6% |
Enlarged vestibular aqueduct | 4 | 0.5% |
Meniere or labyrinthine hydrops | 3 | 0.35% |
General | 118 | 13.9% |
Cardiovascular | 26 | 3.1% |
Ocular | 15 | 1.8% |
Epilepsy | 19 | 2.2% |
Benign intracranial hypertension | 12 | 1.4% |
Brain tumours | 8 | 0.94% |
Meningitis | 7 | 0.82% |
Arnold Chiari malformations | 3 | 0.35% |
Multiple sclerosis | 1 | 0.12% |
Stroke | 1 | 0.12% |
Other neurological disorders | 5 | 0.59% |
Unexplained | 174 | 20.5% |