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Pediatric Vestibular Disorders

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders

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Herein we discuss the various vestibular disorders found in the pediatric population. The etiologies are wide ranging and include labyrinthine, otologic, neurologic, psychiatric, and ophthalmologic etiologies.

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  1. Department of Otolaryngology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA

    Zachary G. Schwam

  2. Department of Otolaryngology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai and Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY, USA

    George Wanna

  3. Division of Otology-Neurotology, Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

    George Wanna

  4. Hearing and Balance Center at the Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

    George Wanna

  5. Ear Institute at the Mount Sinai Health System, New York, NY, USA

    George Wanna

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  1. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Seilesh Babu

  2. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Christopher A. Schutt

  3. Department of Neurotology, Providence Hospital, Michigan Ear Institute, Farmington Hills, MI, USA

    Dennis I. Bojrab

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Schwam, Z.G., Wanna, G. (2019). Pediatric Vestibular Disorders. In: Babu, S., Schutt, C., Bojrab, D. (eds) Diagnosis and Treatment of Vestibular Disorders. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-97858-1_24

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