Textbook of Vertigo: Diagnosis and Management

AvFrancesco Dispenza,Alessandro De Stefano

Inbunden, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

Vertigo is the feeling that everything around is moving or spinning and is usually caused by a problem with the balance mechanisms in the inner ear. It can also be caused by problems in certain parts of the brain or vision disorders.This book is a comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of vertigo. Beginning with basic anatomy, physiology and epidemiology of dizziness, the following chapters examine different causes of vertigo, their diagnosis and treatment.Edited by recognised Italian otolaryngologists, this textbook has been written by authors (many from the US) from multidisciplinary backgrounds including otolaryngology, neurology, anatomy, physiology, epidemiology and surgery.This invaluable guide includes extensive references and numerous clinical photographs, illustrations, tables and figures.Key pointsComprehensive guide to diagnosis and treatment of vertigoCovers anatomy and physiology and numerous causesMulti-disciplinary author and editor team from Europe and the USAIncludes 130 images and illustrations

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-11-30
Mått:184 x 267 x 17 mm
Vikt:650 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:290
Förlag:Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers
ISBN:9789350906729

Utforska kategorier

Otorinolaryngologi inom Medicin
Neurologi och klinisk neurofysiologi inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Francesco Dispenza MD PhD FAINOTSection of Otology and Neurotology, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, San Giovanni di Dio Hospital; Azienda Sanitaria Locale of Agrigento, ItalyAlessandro De Stefano MD PhD FAINOTInstitute of Otolaryngology, Department of Oral and Nano-Biotechnological Sciences, G. d’Annunzio University of Chieti-Pescara; Department of Audiology and Rehabilitation for Speech Disorders, Azienda Sanitaria Locale of Lecce, Italy

Innehållsförteckning

Anatomy of vestibular systemPhysiology of vestibular system and postural controlEpidemiology of DizzinessDifferential Diagnosis in peripheral and central vertigoClinical and Computerized test for vertigo evaluationMeniere’s disease: diagnosis and treatmentImaging of Endolymphatic HydropsAtypical Meniere’s Disease and other forms of endolymphatic hydropsUnilateral Sudden Loss of Vestibular function and Vestibular neuritisBenign Paroxysmal Positional VertigoMalignant Paroxysmal Positional VertigoSuperior Semicircular canal dehiscence and Perilymph FistulaVertebro-basilar insufficiency and other forms of cervical vertigoDrug Induced VertigoVertigo and MigraineBalance disorders in childrenVertigo in elderly: Meniere and Aging (Paparella), BPPV and AgingMedical management of vertigoSurgical management of VertigoVestibular rehabilitation