Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance

Vertigo, dizziness, and imbalance rank amongst the most common presenting symptoms in neurology, otorhinolaryngology, geriatric medicine, and general practice. These symptoms can originate from many different organs and systems, e.g. the inner ear, general medical conditions, and neurological and psychological disorders. The Oxford Textbook of Vertigo and Imbalance, Second Edition provides an up-to-date summary of the scientific basis, clinical diagnosis, and management of disorders that lead to dizziness and poor balance. The Second Edition has been thoroughly revised and all chapters have been fully reviewed and updated since the last edition 10 years ago. This edition features 29 fully updated chapters and four new chapters on vestibular surgery, traumatic brain injury, dizziness in children, and dizziness in the elderly. The textbook is conceptually divided into three sections, detailing the scientific basis, general clinical issues, and specific diseases diagnosed in clinical practice that are responsible for complaints of dizziness and imbalance. Individual chapters address benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, vestibular migraine, vestibular neuritis, stroke, and Ménière's disease. Additional chapters follow a syndrome-based approach and cover multiple conditions, including cerebellar disorders, bilateral vestibular failure, and psychological disorders.

Contents:

List of Contributors

List of Abbreviations

Digital Media Accompanying the Book

1 Biophysics of the vestibular system

2 Vestibular physiology: How to be a clinician and yet think physiologically

3 The vestibulo-​ocular reflexes and perception of self-​motion

4 Postural control and the vestibulospinal system

5 The vestibulo-​autonomic system

6 Multisensory interaction and vestibular compensation

7 Clinical anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system

8 I am an otologist, what neurology do I need to know?

9 I am a neurologist, what otology do I need to know?

10 Symptoms and syndromes in the patient with dizziness or unsteadiness

11 Clinical bedside examination

12 Oscillopsia and visuo-​vestibular symptoms

13 The role of vestibular laboratory testing

14 Imaging of vertigo and labyrinthine disorders

15 Vestibular symptoms, balance, and their disorders: How will we classify them?

16 The principles of balance assessment and rehabilitation

17 The epidemiology of vertigo, dizziness, and postural instability

18 Acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUVP)/​vestibular neuritis

19 Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A guide to diagnosis and treatment

20 Migraine and other episodic vestibular disorders

21 Menière’s disease

22 Posterior circulation stroke and vestibular syndromes

23 Genetics of episodic and progressive vestibulocerebellar syndromes

24 Bilateral vestibulopathy: Causes and courses

25 Vertigo and dizziness in general medicine

26 Motion sickness and disorientation in vehicles

27 Fits, faints, funny turns, and falls in the differential diagnosis of the dizzy patient

28 Behavioural neuro-​otology

29 Vestibular dysfunction in traumatic brain injury

30 Dizziness in the elderly

31 Vertigo and balance disorders in children

32 Vestibular surgery

Index