Dizziness and vertigo in the adolescent

Jennie Taylor; Howard P Goodkin

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.004

Dizziness and vertigo in the adolescent

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Apr;44(2):309-21, vii-viii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.004.

Authors

Jennie Taylor¹, Howard P Goodkin

Affiliation

¹ Department of Neurology, University of Virginia Health Systems, PO Box 800394, Charlottesville, VA 22908, USA.

PMID: 21474006
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.004

Abstract

The exact incidence of dizziness and vertigo during adolescence is not known. For those few adolescents who seek outpatient evaluation for these complaints, the majority are diagnosed with migraine headache. The authors provide a discussion of the differential diagnosis, evaluation, and management of vertigo and dizziness in the adolescence with emphasis on migraine headaches, chronic daily headaches, postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, and presentations that may require head imaging.

Publication types

Case Reports
Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Amitriptyline / therapeutic use
Analgesics, Non-Narcotic / therapeutic use
Chronic Disease
Dizziness / etiology*
Female
Headache / complications
Humans
Migraine Disorders / complications
Migraine Disorders / diagnosis
Migraine Disorders / drug therapy
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / diagnosis
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome / etiology
Vertigo / etiology*

Substances

Analgesics, Non-Narcotic
Amitriptyline