Clinical neurophysiology of the vestibular system / Robert W. Baloh, Kevin A. Kerber.
This text provides a framework for understanding the pathophysiology of diseases involving the vestibular system. It explores the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system evaluation of the dizzy patient, diagnosis and management of common neurotologic disorders, and symptomatic treatment of v...
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
Oxford University Press,
2011.
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Series: | Contemporary neurology series ;
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| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
Table of Contents:
- Overview of the vestibular system anatomy and physiology
- The peripheral vestibular system
- The central vestibular system
- Epidemiology of dizziness
- The history of the dizzy patient
- Bedside examination of the vestibular system
- Laboratory examinations of the vestibular system
- Clinical evaluation of hearing
- Infectious diseases
- Benign positional vertigo
- Endolymphatic hydrops (Meniere's syndrome)
- Migraine
- Immune-mediated diseases
- Vascular disorders
- Tumors
- Trauma
- Toxic/metabolic disorders
- Developmental and genetic disorders
- Antiemetic and antivertigo drugs
- Vestibular rehabilitation.