Neuro-Otology – Ebook PDF Instant Delivery – ISBN(s): 9780444634375,9780444634474,0444634371,0444634479
Product details:
- ISBN-10 : 0444634371
- ISBN-13 : 978-0444634375
- Author: Joseph M. Furman, Thomas Lempert
Neuro-Otology: a volume in the Handbook of Clinical Neurology series,áprovides 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 of 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
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