Neuro-Otology 1st Edition

Neuro-Otology 1st Edition – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 9780444634375,9780444634474,0444634371,0444634479

Product details:

• ISBN 10: 0444634479
• ISBN 13: 978044463447
• Author: Joseph M. Furman , Thomas Lempert

Neuro-Otology: a volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series, provides a comprehensive translational reference on the disorders of the peripheral and central vestibular system. The volume is aimed at serving clinical neurologists who wish to know the most current established information related to dizziness and disequilibrium from a clinical, yet scholarly, perspective.

This handbook sets the new standard for comprehensive multi-authored textbooks in the field of neuro-otology. The volume is divided into three sections, including basic aspects, diagnostic and therapeutic management, and neuro-otologic disorders. Internationally acclaimed chapter authors represent a broad spectrum of areas of expertise, chosen for their ability to write clearly and concisely with an eye toward a clinical audience.

Table contents:

1. Anatomy, physiology and physics of the peripheral vestibular system

2. Physiology of central pathways

3. Neurotransmitters in the vestibular system

4. Multi-sensory integration in balance control

5. The epidemiology of dizziness and vertigo

6. Vestibular symptoms and history taking

7. Bedside examination

8. Eye movements in vestibular disorders

9. The caloric irrigation test

10. Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials

11. Audiometry and other hearing tests

12. Rotational testing

13. An overview of vestibular rehabilitation

14. Principles of vestibular pharmacotherapy

15. Acute unilateral loss of vestibular function

16. Chronic unilateral vestibular loss

17. Bilateral vestibulopathy

18. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and its variants

19. Menière’s disease

20. Otologic disorders causing dizziness including surgery for vestibular disorders

21. Post-traumatic dizziness and vertigo

22. Vestibular migraine

23. Ischemic syndromes causing dizziness and vertigo

24. Functional and psychiatric vestibular disorders

25. Vertigo and dizziness in children

26. The conundrum of cervicogenic dizziness

27. Motion sickness

28. Mal de debarquement syndrome

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