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Vertigo in Childhood

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Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes

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In the paediatric and adolescent age group, vertigo is less common than in adults, but because of the variety of presentations and underlying causes it is a diagnostic challenge (Beddoe 1977; Blayney and Colman 1984; Brandt and Büchele 1984; Balkany and Finkel 1986; Britton and Block 1988).

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  1. Klinikum Grosshadern, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Marchioninistrasse 15, 8000, München 70, Germany

    Thomas Brandt (Professor of Neurology, Director Neurologische Klinik)

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Brandt, T. (1991). Vertigo in Childhood. In: Vertigo: Its Multisensory Syndromes. Clinical Medicine and the Nervous System. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3342-1_20

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