BookA. Tucker Gleason, Bradley W. Kesser.
Summary: "Get a quick, expert overview of dizziness and vertigo from childhood through old age with this concise, practical resource. Drs. Bradley W. Kesser and Tucker Gleason have assembled a leading team of experts to address timely clinical topics of interest to otolarynologists and other health care providers who see patients with these common problems. Covers key topics such as the clinical exam and diagnostic techniques, assessment and differential diagnosis in the pediatric population, dizziness and vertigo in the adolescent and the elderly, evaluation of dizziness in the litigating patient, vHIT, positional vertigo in all age groups, vestibular neuritis, migraine-associated vertigo, Meniere's disease, medication-related dizziness in the older adult, and more. Includes information on dizziness demographics and population health, as well as development of the vestibular system and balance function. Consolidates today's available information and experience in this important area into one convenient resource"--Publisher's description.
Contents:
Section 1: Introduction to dizziness. Dizziness demographics and population health
Clinical examination of the dizzy patient in the context of contemporary diagnostic techniques
Section 2: Pediatric. Development of the vestibular system and balance function: differential diagnosis in the pediatric population
Assessment techniques for vestibular evaluation in pediatric patients
The predominant forms of vertigo in children and their associated findings on balance function testing
Section 3: Adolescent and adult. Dizziness and vertigo in the adolescent
Evaluation of dizziness in the litigating patient
vHIT
Positional vertigo: as occurs across all age groups
Vestibular neuritis
Migraine-associated vertigo
Superior canal dehiscence
Meniere's disease: a challenging and relentless disorder
Uncommon causes of disequilibrium in the adult
Section 4: Elderly. Baroreflexes
Vertebrobasilar infarcts and ischemia
Dizziness in the elderly
Medication-related dizziness in the older adult
Vestibular rehabilitation of older adults with dizziness.