Objective:To study the etiology of vertigo in children and analyze the relationship between the etiology of vertigo and the age category. Method:One hundred and forty-four cases of children with vertigo or dizziness were selected. All patients received the vertigo questionnaire, audiological, vestibular function and other related examinations. JMP 10.0 was used for statistical analysis. Result:Of 144 patients, 17 cases were preschool age (<6 years old), 101 cases were school age (6-12 years old) and 26 cases were puberty (>12 years old). All patients were mainly distributed between 6 and 10 years old. The most common diagnoses was benign paroxysmal vertigo. The second one was vestibular migraine. Incidence rate of the same disease in different ages was also different. Benign paroxysmal vertigo and vestibular migraine in preschool age, school age and puberty accounted for 58.8%, 42.6%, 0 and 0, 17.8%, 30.8%, respectively. Conclusion:Benign paroxysmal vertigo and vestibular migraine were the most common causes of vertigo in children. Prevalence rate and the etiology was various in different ages. Due to the physical and psychological development of children, analyzing the cause of vertigo in children should be fully considered these characteristics.
目的:探讨儿童眩晕的病因，分析其与儿童不同年龄阶段的相关性。 方法:选取以眩晕/头晕为主诉的患儿144例，进行眩晕问卷调查、听力学、前庭功能检查及神经内科等其他相关科室检查，通过JMP 10.0软件进行统计学处理，分析眩晕病因与不同年龄段的相关性。 结果:144例患儿中，学龄前（<6岁）17例，学龄期（6～12岁）101例，青春期（>12岁）26例。眩晕主要分布于6～10岁之间。引起儿童眩晕最常见的病因主要是良性阵发性眩晕，其次是前庭性偏头痛。同一疾病在不同年龄阶段的发病率也不相同，良性阵发性眩晕患儿学龄前、学龄期、青春期分别为58.8%、42.6%和0；前庭性偏头痛分别为0、17.8%和30.8%。 结论:良性阵发性眩晕与前庭性偏头痛是儿童眩晕最常见的病因。随着年龄增长，不同年龄引起眩晕的病因发病率有所区别。分析儿童眩晕病因时，应充分考虑儿童的心理及生理特点。.
Keywords: child; etiology; vertigo.
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