OBJECTIVE: To obtain normative longitudinal vestibulo-ocular and balance test data in children from ages three to nine years with normal middle ear status. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal cohort. SETTING: Tertiary care pediatric hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Three-year-old children were entered and tested yearly. Subjects underwent earth vertical axis rotation testing using sinusoidal and constant velocity stimuli and performed the Sensory Organization Test. RESULTS: One hundred forty-eight children were entered, and usable data were collected on 127 children. A linear increase in the vestibulo-ocular reflex gain as children aged was found, without a change in the phase of the response. An age-related linear increase in equilibrium scores, indicating reduced postural sway, was also observed. CONCLUSION: These normative data can be used in the evaluation of dizziness and balance disorders in children. Copyright 2010 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
OBJECTIVE: To obtain normative longitudinal vestibulo-ocular and balance test data in children from ages three to nine years with normal middle ear status. STUDY DESIGN: Prospective, longitudinal cohort. SETTING: Tertiary care pediatric hospital. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Three-year-old children were entered and tested yearly. Subjects underwent earth vertical axis rotation testing using sinusoidal and constant velocity stimuli and performed the Sensory Organization Test. RESULTS: One hundred forty-eight children were entered, and usable data were collected on 127 children. A linear increase in the vestibulo-ocular reflex gain as children aged was found, without a change in the phase of the response. An age-related linear increase in equilibrium scores, indicating reduced postural sway, was also observed. CONCLUSION: These normative data can be used in the evaluation of dizziness and balance disorders in children. Copyright 2010 American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation. Published by Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Authors: J L Paradise; H E Rockette; D K Colborn; B S Bernard; C G Smith; M Kurs-Lasky; J E Janosky Journal: Pediatrics Date: 1997-03 Impact factor: 7.124
Authors: Michael S Cohen; Ellen M Mandel; Joseph M Furman; Patrick J Sparto; Margaretha L Casselbrant Journal: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Date: 2011-06-15 Impact factor: 3.497