[Benign paroxysmal vertigo. Our 14 years' experience with this entity].

Introduction: Benign paroxysmal vertigo (BPV) is characterised by the sudden onset of brief recurring episodes of loss of balance, sometimes accompanied by vegetative symptoms, which tend to disappear spontaneously in a matter of months or years and have no intercritical alterations.

Patients And Methods: We analyse the clinical and developmental characteristics of the patients who were listed as possible cases of benign paroxysmal vertigo in the database of the Neuropaediatric Unit of the Hospital Miguel Servet in Zaragoza over a 14 year period. Clinical records were reviewed and cases no longer controlled were contacted by telephone.

[Absence epilepsy. A review of our 14 years' experience].

Introduction: Absence epilepsy (AE), typically occurring at the paediatric age, is characterised by episodes of diminished consciousness accompanied by a generalised rapid spike-wave in electroencephalogram recordings.

Patients And Methods: Our study involved children with AE from the Neuropaediatrics database between May 1990 and May 2004. Patient records were reviewed and cases no longer controlled were contacted by telephone.

[Cleft palate and cleft lip. Clinical review].

Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to do an analytical study of cleft palate and cleft lip in our hospital.

Patients And Methods: 85 clinical charts of patients attended in our hospital born between 1976 and 2001 in Aragon and Rioja were reviewed. We studied the incidence of oral cleft, associated malformations and morbidity, familial antecedents and perinatal data, phonatory disfunctions, serose otitis, growth failure and psychiatry problems.