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• ROBERT W. BALOH, UCLA, and
• G. MICHAEL LAMAGYI, University of Sydney, Australia

An up-to-date, comprehensive review of disorders of the vestibular system authored by some of the most prominent experts in the field, this book covers basic vestibular mechanisms, clinical evaluation, common vestibular diseases, and treatment of vertigo. Part I reviews the anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system, focusing on clinically relevant material. Part II analyzes specific details in the patient's history, examination, and laboratory evaluation pointing to the probable site of lesion. Part III covers the differential diagnosis and specific treatments of common neurologic disorders, with a separate chapter on neurootology. Part IV discusses general principles of treatment relevant to all vestibular disorders.

Contents:

• 1. How does the vestibular part of the inner ear work
• 2. What is the vestibulo-ocular reflex and why do we need it, R. Leigh
• 3. How does the vestibulo-ocular reflex work, T. Rapham, B. Cohen
• 4. How does the brain generate horizontal vestibular nystagmus, C. Markham
• 5. How does the brain detect and respond to head movements in three dimensions, V. Henn
• 6. How does the visual system interact with the vestibulo-ocular reflex, J. Demer
• 7. How and why does the vestibulo-ocular reflex adapt, G. Jones
• 8. How does the linear vestibulo-ocular reflex compare with the angular vestibulo-ocular reflex, G. Paige
• 9. How do the vestibulo-spinal reflexes work, M. Fetter, J. Dichgans
• 10. How does the cerebral cortex process and utilize vestibular signals, A. Berthoz
• 11. How do vestibular disorders affect spatial orientation and motion perception, T. Brandt, M. Dietrich
• 12. What neurotransmitters are important in the vestibular system, C. Darlinton, P. Smith
• 13. How does the brain compensate for vestibular lesions, I. Curthoys, G.M. Halmagyi
• 14. History I: Patient with dizziness, R. Baloh
• 15. History II: Patient with vertigo, G.M. Halmagyi
• 16. Bedside examination, D. Zee, W. Fletcher
• 17. Laboratory evaluation I: ENG and rotational testing, J. Furman, S. Cass
• 18. Laboratory evaluation II: Auditory function, Ulf Rosenhall
• 19. Laboratory evaluation III: Imaging, Y. Anzai, R. Lufkin
• 20. Vestibular tests in evolution I: Otolith testing, M. Gresty
• 21. Vestibular test in evolution II: Posturography, M. Fetter, J. Dichgans
• 22. Vestibular tests in evolution III: Vestibular evoked potentials, J. Elidan, H. Sohmer
• 23. Overview of common syndromes of vestibular disease, G.M. Halmagyi
• 24. Meniere's disease, J. Andrews, V. Honrubia
• 25. Acute unilateral peripheral vestibulopathy, A. Bohmer
• 26. Benign positional vertigo, R. Baloh
• 27. Infections of the ear and temporal bone, R. Canalis
• 28. Hereditary vestibular peripheral vestibulopathies, S. Rauch
• 29. Vestibulotoxic drugs and other causes of acquired bilateral peripheral vestibulopathy, K. Hess
• 30. Autoimmune inner ear disease, J. Harris, K. O'Driscoll 31. Post-Traumatic vertigo, L. Luxon
• 32. Perilymphatic fistula, C. Wall III, S. Rauch
• 33. Migraine-associated vertigo, Lee Harker
• 34. Vestibular Disorders due to cerebrovascular disease, R. Baloh
• 35. Cerebellar ataxia syndromes, T. Fife, R. Baloh
• 36. Brain tumors and balance disorders, G. Hirose and G.M. Halmagyi
• 37. Vestibular schwannomas and other cerebellopontine angle tumors, H. Kim, H. Jenkins
• 38. Vestibular disorders due to multiple sclerosis, Arnold-Chiari Malformations, and Basal Ganglia Disorders, A. Bronstein, P. Rudge
• 39. Physiological and psychophysiological vertigo, T. Brandy
• 40. Psychiatric aspects of vestibular disorders, R. Jacob et al.
• 41. The neurochemical basis of motion sickness and its treatment and prevention, N. Takeda and T. Matsunaga
• 42. Drug therapy for vertigo, C. Foster and R. Baloh
• 43. Surgical procedures: Endolymphatic shunt, vestibular nerve section and labyrinthectomy, D. Brackmann
• 44.Surgical procedures for benign positional vertigo, D. Pohl
• 45. Transtympanic aminoglycoside treatment in Meniere's disease, L. Odkvist, J. Berngenius
• 46. Vestibular rehabilitation, S. Herdman

1996
712 pp.; 287 b/w & 1 color illus

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Understanding Subtle Brain Injury

The concussions that disable, are almost always more symptomatic at 24 hours, than at the 2-4 hour time frame when injured persons are evaluated in the emergency room. Brain injury symptoms escalate over the first 24 hours, because brain injury involves a cascade of events. It is critical that if you are still symptomatic the day after your injury, go back to the same Emergency Room, don’t wait for a doctors appointment. It is critical that the Emergency Room personnel see that the symptoms still persist or have gotten worse.

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