Cabeceo

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Cabeceo

Definición:

Es un trastorno que afecta a los bebés y que consiste en movimientos oculares rápidos e incontrolables, meneo de la cabeza y, ocasionalmente, posición anormal del cuello.

Ver también: nistagmo

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La mayoría de los casos de cabeceo comienzan entre el cuarto mes y el año de vida y por lo general desaparecen espontáneamente en cuestión de algunos meses a varios años.

La causa se desconoce, aunque puede estar asociada con otras afecciones. (Rara vez, síntomas similares al cabeceo pueden deberse a ciertos tipos de tumores cerebrales).

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