Manual of pediatric balance disorders / [edited by] Robert C. O'Reilly, Thierry Morlet, Jacob R. Brodsky, Sharon L. Cushing

This thoroughly updated second edition of Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders remains a vital resource for clinicians and students specializing in pediatric vestibular and balance disorders. The text is organized for effective use in the clinic, classroom, bedside, or laboratory, and is separated...

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Online Access: Full text (Emerson users only)
Contributors: O'Reilly, Robert (Robert Carlos) (Editor), Morlet, Thierry (Editor), Brodsky, Jacob R. (Editor), Cushing, Sharon L. (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: San Diego, CA : Plural Publishing, Inc., [2020]
Edition:Second edition
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Table of Contents:
  • Section I. Basic mechanisms. Anatomy and embryology of the vestibular apparatus / Richard Vincent, Huseyin Isildak, Michael Teixido
  • Physiology and maturation of balance mechanisms / Thierry Morlet
  • Vestibular adaptation and compensation / James O. Phillips
  • Section II. Clinical evaluation. History and physical examination of the child with a balance disorder / Sharon L. Cushing, Jessica R. Levi, and Robert C. O'Reilly
  • Videonystagmography/electronystagmography testing with children / Emily F. Zwicky
  • Rotary chair testing / James O. Phillips
  • Video head impulse testing (vHIT) / Guangwei Zhou, Violette H. Lavender, and Vincent G. Wettstein
  • Vestibular-evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing / Sylvette Wiener-Vacher and Guangwei Zhou
  • Static balance : computerized dynamic posturography / Eugen Ionescu, Pierre Reynard, Nathalie Goulème, and Hung Thai-Van
  • Dynamic balance and gross motor assessment / Anne Scofich and Renée Haldenby
  • Gait analysis / John Henley, Timothy A, Niiler, and Freeman Miller
  • New horizons for the evaluation of functional balance, self-motion perception, navigation, and mobility / Jennifer L. Campos, Claire McSweeny, Karen A. Gordon, and Sharon L. Cushing
  • Section III. Pediatric vestibular disorder. Genetics and metabolism in pediatric balance disorders / Lance H. Rodan and Melissa B. Ramocki
  • Peripheral vestibular dysfunction / Sharon L. Cushing and Jane Lea
  • Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) / Sophie E. Lipson and Jacob R. Brodsky
  • Vestibular migraine and the pediatric migraine variants / Henri Traboulsi, Margaretha L. Casselbrant, and Jacob Brodsky
  • Vestibular dysfunction in pediatric concussion / Jacob R. Brodsky
  • Structural lesions of the central nervous system / Shelly Wang and George M. Ibrahim
  • Neurodegenerative diseases / David R. Lynch, Abigail Lynch, and Kim Schadt
  • Seizure disorders / Christina Y. Go
  • Pediatric movement disorders / Teesta Soman and Ana Marissa Lagman-Bartolome
  • Ocular and oculomotility abnormalities in children / Y. Arun Reginald
  • Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome / Stephanie A. Moody Antonio
  • Vertigo, dizziness, and mental health / Gillian Liberman, Wanda A. Dillon, Philip Gerretsen, and Sharon L. Cushing
  • Section IV. Treatment. Multisensory deficits / Joan Vertes
  • Vestibular rehabilitation / Michael Karl
  • Environmental adaptations / Moira Pena, Nicole Captain, and Janet Woodhouse
  • Current and future research and challenges / Sharon L. Cushing and Robert C. O'Reilly