Episodic ataxias in children and adolescents: Clinical findings and suggested diagnostic criteria.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The main clinical presentation of episodic ataxias (EAs) consists of vertigo and dizziness attacks lasting for minutes to hours with widely varying accompanying symptoms. The differentiation of EA and episodic vertigo/dizziness syndromes in childhood and adolescence such as vestibular migraine (VM) and recurrent vertigo of childhood (RVC) can be challenging. Furthermore, only few prospective studies of children/adolescents with EA are available.

Objective

This study aims to characterize clinical and instrument-based findings in EA patients under 18 years of age, to delineate the clinical and therapeutic course in EA, and to present potentially new genetic mutations. Furthermore, the study aims to differentiate distinct characteristics between EA, VM, and RVC patie

SUBMITTER: Filippopulos FM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638128 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature