Benign Paroxysmal Vertigo

Posted By Dana on November 07, 1998 at 21:38:44:







Dear Sirs,
I have a 6 yr old son who was diagnosed with BPV 2 yrs ago.  He has had dizzy spells and ringing in the ears since a very early age.  He has been on Periactin for a year and a half.   These spell only accur about every 2-3 months.   However in the last  6 weeks they are occuring several time a week and lasting anywhere from 10 min. to 1 1/2 hrs.   In the past week when one of these spell comes on he now has begun to twitch in his arms and legs and have what looks like spasam in this back.   So now he has been diagnosed with a movement disorder.  All test show no sign of seizure activity in the brain.  However, he is being treated with Tegratol.    Do BPV and movement disorders have any medical relation to each other?   We have videoed these episodes for the Dr. and he has had one will having an EEG.   I am very curious if these are two different things we are dealing with or if they can be one in the same.    Thanks     Dana