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Herein we discuss the various vestibular disorders found in the pediatric population. The etiologies are wide ranging and include labyrinthine, otologic, neurologic, psychiatric, and ophthalmologic etiologies.
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Schwam, Z.G., Wanna, G. (2019). Pediatric Vestibular Disorders. In: Babu, S., Schutt, C., Bojrab, D. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97858-1_24
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