Assessment techniques for vestibular evaluation in pediatric patients

L Maureen Valente

doi:10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.002

Assessment techniques for vestibular evaluation in pediatric patients

Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2011 Apr;44(2):273-90, vii. doi: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.002.

Author

L Maureen Valente¹

Affiliation

¹ Program in Audiology and Communication Sciences, Washington University School of Medicine, 660 South Euclid Avenue, Campus Box 8042, St Louis, MO 63110, USA. ValenteL@wustl.edu

PMID: 21474004
DOI: 10.1016/j.otc.2011.01.002

Abstract

In this article the author describes in detail the adaptation of adult vestibular testing techniques to the pediatric population. Assessment tools discussed include video-oculography (VOG), computerized rotary chair (CRC), computerized dynamic posturography (CDP), and vestibular evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs). As with hearing impairment, the earlier a vestibular disorder is identified, the earlier remediation strategies may begin. Among the most crucial aspects of vestibular testing in pediatric patients are obtaining of pediatric normative data and adapting adult techniques so that younger children may be evaluated.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Child
Electronystagmography
Humans
Physical Examination
Vertigo / diagnosis
Vestibular Diseases / diagnosis*
Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials
Vestibular Function Tests*