Vestibular Migraine in Children and Adolescents

Purpose of review The goal of this review is to provide an actualized overview on vestibular migraine in childhood and adolescence, with focus on the epidemiology and clinical presentation as well as its treatment. Recent findings Vertigo spells in childhood can evolve into other periodic syndromes...

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Published in:Current pain and headache reports 2016-12, Vol.20 (12), p.67-67, Article 67
Main Authors: Langhagen, Thyra, Landgraf, Mirjam N., Huppert, Doreen, Heinen, Florian, Jahn, Klaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Childhood and Adolescent Headache (S Evers
Female
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Migraine Disorders
Pain Medicine
Section Editor
Teenagers
Topical Collection on Childhood and Adolescent Headache
Vertigo
Vestibular Diseases
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Summary:Purpose of review The goal of this review is to provide an actualized overview on vestibular migraine in childhood and adolescence, with focus on the epidemiology and clinical presentation as well as its treatment. Recent findings Vertigo spells in childhood can evolve into other periodic syndromes and/or migraine types and persist even into adulthood. Summary Vestibular migraine (VM) and benign paroxysmal vertigo are the most common causes of vertigo in children and adolescents. The diagnostic criteria for VM are dizziness and vertigo, headache, phonophobia and photophobia, and visual aura. The prevention of attacks is the treatment for children and adolescents with VM, as is recommended for migraine with or without aura. Thus, non-pharmacological measures are the first-line option; when these measures fail or daily activities are notably affected, drugs are administrated. Psychological assessment and cognitive behavioral therapy are also important therapeutic measures in this patient group. There is still insufficient research on VM in children and adolescents; future studies on clinical presentation, evolvement, and specific treatment are necessary.
ISSN:1531-3433
1534-3081
DOI:10.1007/s11916-016-0600-x