Vestibular disorders in children are a significant cause of childhood morbidity with various manifestations that are often unrecognized or undiagnosed. The etiological profile, phenotype, and management for peripheral and central disorders are markedly different from that in adults. The diagnostic algorithm with the latest technology is also different as children are far more difficult to obtain anamnesis from and to test as compared to adults. Examining a child is really an art that can come from years of experience and knowledge about the pediatric vestibular system and its development. It is also important to recognize the close overlap with pediatric neurology and indeed, a robust knowledge in neurology is essential to practice pediatric neurotology. This presentation includes an overview of the developing pediatric vestibular system in children, the etiology of pediatric vestibular disorders, the diagnostic process with evidence-based latest methods, and their management. The differences in pediatric vestibular diagnosis and disease profiles are also highlighted from the authors’ personal series.
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Learning Outcomes
- After this course, participants will be able to discuss the development of the pediatric vestibular system and how it helps in diagnosis.
- After this course, participants will be able to explain how to apply the knowledge acquired to assess the vestibular system in a child and make an etiological diagnosis.
- After this course, participants will be able to describe how to apply customized management for pediatric vestibular disorders.
Course created on March 21, 2023
Agenda
| 0-5 Minutes | Introduction |
| 5-25 Minutes | Development of the pediatric vestibular system |
| 25-55 Minutes | Assessment of the vestibular system in children |
| 55-100 Minutes | Etiology of pediatric vestibular and balance disorders with example |
| 100-115 Minutes | Management of pediatric vestibular and balance disorders |
| 115-120 Minutes | Conclusions |
| 120-135 Minutes | Debate & Questions |
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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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