Infant vertigo?

[KGans]

My 7 month old has had, since birth, odd "spells". It is always associated with movement - laying her down, picking her up mostly. When you lay her down, she "freezes" for about 2-3 seconds, and her eyes get unfocused. These spells happen for several days in a row, then vanish for weeks. The last time she had them was early March. Now, in May, she started them again, but the next day she added something strange. Instead of just the freezing, grimacing and unfocused stare, she also started snapping her head to the left when laid down. She has always had a strong leftward preference to her head, to the extent that strangers have commented on it. She does not have toncillis (sp?).  When pulling her to a sitting position, her head would sometimes loll forward. This uptick in severity sent me to the ER at Dupont with her. An EEG showed no signs of seizure activity (she did do it during the EEG), and the neuro said it did not look epilleptic in nature, and was likely benign. We are doing a follow up 24 hour EEG next week. I am wondering, though, if it could be related to an inner ear problem, such as vertigo? The fact that it is always associated with positional changes made me wonder. And if it is not vertigo, and not seizures, what else could it be? Would an EEG show a brain tumor? Thanks for any input!

[Lacura]

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[Lacura]

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[Luvubaby]

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[MonicaPublicProfile]

Thank you very much for your response!  I am so happy to hear that your babies are doing great! Your experience with this certainly keeps us optimistic.  I will definitely post an update to inform you of my nephew's progress.  He hasn't had an episode in the past week.  He is such a cute and happy baby!  This Friday he has another EEG scheduled.  We shall see what the doctor says, but I have a feeling that it will come out clear like last time.  We are praying that these episodes go away like your babies. Thanks again!!

[KGans]

It certainly sounds like what our children had. Like yours, my daughter would have eye flutter when put down for a diaper change - but not all the time. Like the other person above, it seemed to happen for a few days every month, go away, then come back. Also like the other person, as she started to moved independently, the episodes became shorter and eventually vanished.

My daughter is healthy and happy, too!

I do suggest getting an ear doctor to check your child, as my daughter has mild hearing loss in one ear. This bad ear also has an abnormally shaped vestibular aqueduct, which may have contributed to her infant vertigo.

It is great that the EEG and MRI were clear (as were ours). As long as the eye fluttering not followed by a period where the baby seems lethargic or otherwise confused, then it likely is not a seizure. Keep watching your nephew and make sure no new symptoms come up or that it doesn't get worse.

If it is what our children had, it will happen less and less the more mobile your nephew gets. I know it is hard not to be concerned when you see it happen, but it does not seem to be a serious condition. My daughter is now almost 3, and she has no vertigo now - she loves the merry-go-round and swings!

Good luck and let us know if you find anything out!

[Talios]

Hi,

Our baby had same. Doctors find nothing.
I am sure is it is a vertigo/dizziness "only". When you put him horizontal he will be dizzy for a few second...
Our baby outgrown when she was 9 months old and she started to rolling, creep etc. - when developed her balancing system.
Interesting: our baby had it every third week for 4 days, later only the fourth week for 3 days last 2 months we saw it only 1 times and gone.

Our baby beautiful and healthy :)

Please note: if you see the episode be calm and smile. If you be scared, your baby is be frightened to. If you smiling your baby think it is a fun and will enjoy it. Our baby enjoyed it in the last time. If she had not got episode she waved her head to start the dizzy and she smiled and enjoyed it when her had the nystagmus...