benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood

benign paroxysmal vertigo of childhood
a form of paroxysmal vertigo occurring in young children otherwise in good health; sudden attacks are accompanied by pallor, sweating, and immobility and less often by vomiting and nystagmus.

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