Recurrent Vertigo of Childhood Revisited: Clinical Findings Supporting a Developmental Vestibular Migraine Spectrum

Complaints of vertigo and dizziness are frequently encountered in childhood and may coexist with migraine-associated features. The present study reassessed a historical pediatric cohort within an expanded phenotypic framework.

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Audiologists and clinicians evaluating children with recurrent unexplained vertigo should screen for migraine-associated features, as cases may represent a developmental vestibular migraine spectrum rather than isolated vestibular dysfunction.

Reframing childhood recurrent vertigo within a vestibular migraine spectrum could reduce diagnostic delay and improve management pathways for a historically under-recognized pediatric condition.

1. 01Historical pediatric cohort with recurrent unexplained vertigo was re-evaluated using modern diagnostic criteria.
2. 02Clinical findings supported reclassifying cases within a developmental vestibular migraine spectrum.
3. 03Migraine-associated features (e.g., family history, headache, photophobia) were prominent in the cohort.
4. 04Findings suggest childhood recurrent vertigo and vestibular migraine may share a common developmental pathway.
5. 05Retrospective cohort design limits causal conclusions but provides a useful clinical hypothesis.

PMID

42930347

DOI

10.3390/audiolres16050149.

Journal

Audiology Research

Publication type

research_article

Evidence level

4

Population

Pediatric patients with a historical diagnosis of recurrent vertigo of childhood

Intervention

Retrospective clinical reassessment using developmental vestibular migraine spectrum criteria