Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance

Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance

Edited by Adolfo Bronstein

Abstract

The Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance provides an up-to-date summary of the scientific basis, clinical diagnosis, and management of specific disorders leading to dizziness and poor balance.

Bibliographic Information

Publisher:: Oxford University Press

Print Publication Date:: Feb 2013

Print ISBN-13:: 9780199608997

Published online:: Feb 2013

DOI:: 10.1093/med/9780199608997.001.0001

Author

Adolfo Bronstein, editor Professor of Clinical Neuro-otology and Head of the Neuro-otology Unit, Imperial College London, and Consultant Neurologist at Charing Cross Hospital (Imperial College NHS Trust) and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery, Queen Square, London, UK

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Front Matter
- Preface
- List of Contributors
- List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1 Biophysics of the Vestibular SystemHerman Kingma and Maurice Janssen
Chapter 2 Vestibular Physiology: How to be a Clinician and Yet Think PhysiologicallyDominik Straumann
Chapter 3 Eye Movements, Vision, and the Vestibulo-Ocular Reflexes Alessandro Serra, Karim Salame, Ke Liao and R. John Leigh
Chapter 4 Postural Control and the Vestibulospinal System John H. J. Allum and Mark G. Carpenter
Chapter 5 The Vestibulo-Autonomic System Bill J. Yates, IIan A. Kerman, Brian J. Jian and Timothy D. Wilson
Chapter 6 Multisensory Interaction and Vestibular Compensation Ian S. Curthoys and G. Michael Halmagyi
Chapter 7 Functional Imaging of the Vestibular System Marianne Dieterich and Thomas Brandt
Chapter 8 Clinical Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System G. Michael Halmagyi and Ian S. Curthoys
Chapter 9 I am an Otologist, What Neurology do I Need to Know? Thomas Lempert
Chapter 10 I am a Neurologist, What Otology do I Need to Know? Rosalyn A. Davies and Louisa J. Murdin
Chapter 11 Symptoms and Syndromes in the Patient with Dizziness or Unsteadiness Adolfo M. Bronstein and Thomas Lempert
Chapter 12 Clinical Bedside Examination Amir Kheradmand, Adolfo Bronstein, and David S. Zee
Chapter 13 Oscillopsia and Visuo-Vestibular Symptoms Adolfo M. Bronstein
Chapter 14 The Role of Vestibular Laboratory Testing Neil Shepard, Kristen Janky and Scott Eggers
Chapter 15 Imaging of Vertigo and Labyrinthine Disorders M. Radon and T. A. Yousry
Chapter 16 Vestibular Symptoms, Balance, and Their Disorders: How Will We Classify Them? Jeffrey P. Staab, Alexandre R. Bisdorff and David E. Newman-Toker
Chapter 17 The Principles of Balance Treatment and Rehabilitation Marousa Pavlou and Di Newham
Chapter 18 The Epidemiology of Vertigo and Imbalance Hannelore K. Neuhauser
Chapter 19 Vestibular Neuritis Michael Strupp and Thomas Brandt
Chapter 20 Positional Vertigo and Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Daniele Nuti and David S. Zee
Chapter 21 Migraine and Other Episodic Vestibular Disorders Michael von Brevern
Chapter 22 Ménière’s Disease and Other Causes of Episodic Vertigo Yuri Agrawal and Lloyd B. Minor
Chapter 23 Posterior Circulation Stroke and Vestibular Syndromes Ji Soo Kim and Hyung Lee
Chapter 24 Gait and Disequilibrium P. D. Thompson and T. E. Kimber
Chapter 25 Progressive Vestibulocerebellar Syndromes Tracey D. Graves and Joanna C. Jen
Chapter 26 Bilateral Vestibular Failure: Causes and Courses Thomas Brandt, Marianne Dieterich, and Michael Strupp
Chapter 27 Vertigo and Dizziness in General Medicine Kevin Barraclough and Barry Seemungal
Chapter 28 Motion Sickness and Disorientation in Vehicles John F. Golding and Michael A. Gresty
Chapter 29 Fits, Faints, Funny Turns, and Falls in the Differential Diagnosis of the Dizzy Patient Alexander A. Tarnutzer and David E. Newman-Toker
Chapter 30 Behavioural Neuro-Otology Jeffery P. Staab
End Matter
- Index

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Edited by Adolfo Bronstein

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