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Journal of Child Neurology, Vol. 21, No. 7, 572-579 (2006)
DOI: 10.1177/08830738060210071501

Congenital and Compensated Vestibular Dysfunction in Childhood: An Overlooked Entity

Avery H. Weiss, MD

Division of Ophthalmology Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, avery.weiss@ seattlechildrens.org, Department of Ophthalmology University of Washington, Seattle, WA

James O. Phillips, PhD

Division of Ophthalmology Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, Department of Otolaryngology University of Washington, Seattle, WA

We report five children with previously unrecognized vestibular dysfunction detected by clinical examination and confirmed by quantitative vestibular testing. Patient 1 presented with fluctuating visual acuity and intermittent nystagmus. Patient 2 had congenital hearing loss associated with imbalance, delayed motor development, and cyclic vomiting. Patient 3 had neurotrophic keratitis with an intermittent head tilt, imbalance, and motor delays. Patient 4 showed ataxia and eye movement abnormalities following traumatic brain injury and had reading difficulties. Patient 5 had episodic vertigo and eye movement abnormalities from infancy. Clinical vestibular testing emphasized spontaneous nystagmus, rapid head thrust, and assessment of post—rotatory nystagmus. Quantitative vestibular testing included the sinusoidal chair rotation and velocity step tests, measurement of dynamic visual acuity, post—head-shake nystagmus, and computerized platform posturography. Pediatric neurologists encounter children with congenital and compensated vestibular dysfunction, which can be recognized on the basis of relevant history and clinical abnormalities of the ocular-ocular reflex. (J Child Neurol 2006;21:572—579; DOI 10.2310/7010.2006.00151).


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