Vestibular Disorders

Joseph Furman, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Pittsburgh Medical CenterPittsburgh, PADr. Furman is Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Neurology, Bioengineering, and Physical Therapy and Director of the Division of Balance Disorders at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow of the American Academy of Neurology. He is a practicing neurologist with a special interest in dizziness, disequilibrium, and balance disorders. He also conducts an active research program in human vestibular function.Stephen P. Cass, Department of Otolaryngology, University of Colorado Health Sciences CenterDenver, CODr. Cass is Associate Professor in the Department of Otolaryngology at the University of Colorado, Denver and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons. Dr. Cass has a clinical surgical practice specializing in disorders of the ear, hearing and balance. Dr. Cass has authored over 50 scientific articles, 33 book chapters and 3 text books.Susan L. Whitney,School of Education, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA Dr. Whitney is Associate Professor in the Departments of Physical Therapy and Otolaryngology at the University of Pittsburgh and a Fellow of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is a physical therapist whose primary clinical and research interests are related to rehabilitation outcomes of persons with dizziness and balance disorders.

A myriad of different vestibulopathy diagnoses, both basic and more complex and unusual, are covered...With summaries at the end of chapters as well as question boxes throughout, this book is also ideal for study purposes.

• Introduction: Guide for the Reader Parsing Table Part I. Background for Case Studies Chapter 1. Vestibular Anatomy and Physiology Chapter 2. History of the Dizzy Patient Chapter 3. Physical Examination of the Dizzy PatientChapter 4. Vestibular Laboratory TestingChapter 5. Auditory System and TestingChapter 6. Vestibular Rehabilitation Chapter 7. Psychiatric Aspects of Vestibular DisordersChapter 8. Medications Commonly Used to Treat Vestibular Disorders Part II. Tutorial Case Studies Case 1. Unilateral Vestibular Impairment and Vestibular Compensation - Vestibular NeuritisCase 2. Mixed Peripheral and Central Vestibular Impairment - Cerebellopontine Angle TumorCase 3. Impaired Vestibular Compensation - Vestibular Neuritis Case 4. Bilateral Vestibular Loss - Ototoxicity Case 5. Anxiety and Psychiatric Dizziness - Vestibulopathy, Cause UnknownCase 6. Emergency Room Management of the Dizzy Patient - Acute Cerebellar Infarction Part III. Common Disease Case Studies Case 7. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo Case 8. Migraine-Related DizzinessCase 9. Meniere's Disease - Medical ManagementCase 10. Dysequilibrium of Aging Case 11. Multisensory Dysequilibrium Case 12. Meniere's Disease - Non-ablative Management of the Medically Refractory PatientCase 13. Labyrinthine ConcussionCase 14. Mild Traumatic Brain InjuryCase 15. Decompensated Unilateral Vestibular LossCase 16. Nonspecific VestibulopathyCase 17. Benign Recurrent Vertigo of ChildhoodCase 18. Drug-Induced DisequilibriumCase 19. Cerebellar Degeneration Part IV. Multiple Diagnosis Case Studies Case 20. Meniere's Disease and Migraine-Related DizzinessCase 21. Head Trauma: Combined CNS, Labyrinthine, and Cervical InjuryCase 22. Migraine-Related Dizziness and Anxiety DisorderCase 23. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Migraine-Related DizzinessCase 24. Meniere's Disease and Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoCase 25. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo and Anxiety Disorder Part V. Unusual Disease Case Studies Case 26. Recurrent Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo - Non-surgical Management Case 27. Orthostatic HypotensionCase 28. Horizontal Semicircular Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoCase 29. Bilateral Meniere's DiseaseCase 30. Multiple SclerosisCase 31. Convergence SpasmCase 32. Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome - Tullio's PhenomenonCase 33. Vertebro-Basilar InsufficiencyCase 34. Chiari MalformationCase 35. Orthostatic TremorCase 36. Mal de Debarquement SyndromeCase 37. Wallenberg's Syndrome - Posterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery SyndromeCase 38. Anterior Inferior Cerebellar Artery SyndromeCase 39. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo-Surgical ManagementCase 40. Drop AttacksCase 41. Ramsay Hunt SyndromeCase 42. Meniere's Disease - Ablative Mangement of the Medically Refractive PatientCase 43. Chronic Otitis MediaCase 44. Decompensated Bilateral Vestibular LossCase 45. Autoimmune Inner Ear DiseaseCase 46. Progressive Supranuclear PalsyCase 47. Lithium-Induced DizzinessCase 48. Congenital Inner Ear MalformationsCase 49. Saccadic Fixation InstabilitiesCase 50. Congenital NystagmusCase 51. Otosclerotic Inner Ear SyndromeCase 52. Solvent ExposureCase 53. Wernicke's EncephalopathyCase 54. Rotational Vertebral Artery SyndromeCase 55. Sleep Disorder and Vestibulopathy Part VI. Clinical Controversy Case Studies Case 56. MalingeringCase 57. Driving and Dizziness Case 58. Cervicogenic Dizziness Case 59. Acoustic Neuroma - ManagementCase 60. Perilymphatic FistulaCase 61. Vascular Cross-Compression Syndrome of the Eighth Cranial Nerve BibliographyIndex