Vestibular Migraine in Children: The Most Common Cause of Dizziness
Course: #41033Level: Intermediate 1.5 Hours 95 Reviews
Vestibular migraine is the most common cause of dizziness in children, yet often underdiagnosed due to challenges in symptom reporting and the lack of objective biomarkers. This course explores the clinical presentation, pathophysiology, diagnostic approach, and multidisciplinary management strategies of vestibular migraine in the pediatric population.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to list the current diagnostic criteria for vestibular migraine in children and differentiate it from other vestibular and neurological disorders.
- After this course, participants will be able to identify key neurophysiological mechanisms, including neuropeptide and neurotransmitter involvement, which distinguishes pediatric vestibular migraine from the adult phenotype.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe a comprehensive management plan incorporating lifestyle modification, pharmacological intervention, and cognitive strategies tailored to pediatric patients with Vestibular migraine.
Course created on June 30, 2025
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction and Speaker Presentation |
| 5-30 Minutes | Clinical presentation and diagnostic criteria for pediatric vestibular migraine |
| 30-50 Minutes | Neurophysiological mechanisms and age-specific differences (CGRP, neurotransmitters, etc.) |
| 50-70 Minutes | Management strategies: pharmacological, lifestyle, and multidisciplinary approaches |
| 70-90 Minutes | Case Studies and Review |
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95 ReviewsPresented By
Soumit Dasgupta
MD
Prof Dasgupta is an award-winning consultant neurotologist and audiovestibular physician at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust and the Hypatia Dizziness and Balance Centre in Liverpool, United Kingdom. He is a senior lecturer at the University of Liverpool and a lecturer at the University of Manchester, UK, and a visiting professor at the University of Siena, Italy. He is a globally acknowledged expert in pediatric vestibular disorders leading one of the few tertiary pediatric vestibular centers in the world and a pediatric vestibular research laboratory. He is well-published in peer-reviewed index journals and has written several textbook chapters. He is leading the UK in looking into genetic hearing loss and ototoxicity in the pediatric population with dedicated monitoring protocols and represents the UK in the International Ototoxicity Monitoring Group (IOMG), a global consortium of experts researching ototoxicity. He is the international secretary of the International Vestibular Society, the Chairman of Education in the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians, and an executive committee member of the British Society of Neurotology and Otology. He is an expert reviewer for 9 index journals on Neurotology and Genetics, on the editorial board of four index journals, and is an expert adviser to the General Medical Council, United Kingdom.
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Financial: Dr. Dasgupta is a physician at Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust. He represents the UK in the International Ototoxicity Monitoring Group (IOMG), a global consortium of experts researching ototoxicity. He is the international secretary of the International Vestibular Society, the Chairman of Education in the British Association of Audiovestibular Physicians, and an executive committee member of the British Society of Neurotology and Otology. He has numerous publications on topics in neurotology, and also serves as an expert reviewer or editorial board member for several journals on Neurotology and Genetics. Non-Financial: Dr. Dasgupta has no relevant non-financial relationships to disclose.
Sponsor Disclosure: This Course is presented by INVENTIS • Audiology & Balance Equipment in partnership with AudiologyOnline.
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