The Narrowed Internal Auditory Canal: A Distinct Etiology of Pediatric Vestibular Paroxysmia.

ABSTRACT: Vestibular paroxysmia (VP) is a disorder encountered in the pediatric population that etiology has been attributed to neurovascular cross-compression syndrome (NVCC). The purpose of this study was to report a new probable pathological condition, the narrowed internal auditory canal (IAC), which appears to be involved in the development of a clinical picture of VP in the pediatric population. A retrospective descriptive comparative study was conducted to compare clinical, electrophysiological, radiological, and therapeutic outcomes in both etiologies. Overall, 16 pediatric patients suffering from VP were included and divided into two groups: patients with narrowed internal auditory (Group 1) were compared to those with NVCC syndrome (Group 2). Patients in both groups were similar in terms o

SUBMITTER: Idriss SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9332349 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature