Episodic ataxic gait in a healthy toddler: an exemplary case of recurrent vertigo of childhood

An ex-full term, healthy, and developmentally typical 22-month-old boy presented after several spontaneous episodes of "walking like a drunken man." In total, the patient endured 6 self-limiting ataxic attacks over 2 months, each lasting 60-90 minutes, in absence of any associated symptoms, such as loss of consciousness, emesis, pallor, or abnormal eye movements. During the episodes, the patient displayed unsteadiness on his feet with frequent falls. (Video available at www.jpeds.com) Although he did not appear overtly fearful, his parents often "carried him around for comfort." Family history was significant for maternal migraines but no other neurologic disorder.

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