Vestibular dysfunction and its therapy
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Vestibular dysfunction and its therapy
（Advances in oto-rhino-laryngology, vol. 55）
Karger, c1999
Available at 9 libraries
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Description and Table of Contents
Description
The book provides the first comprehensive, multidisciplinary approach to the topic for all involved in the diagnosis and therapy: physicians (neurologists, otorhinolaryngologists, ophthalmologists), physical therapists and orthoptic assistants. A comprehensive review of basic mechanisms, as well as the clinical picture and its therapy are given. It also is valuable for scientists in basic research who want to relate oculomotor, vestibular and neuropharmacological results to their findings. Topics covered are: anatomy, neurophysiology and neurotransmitters relevant for the generation of eye movements in the vestibular nuclei and other brainstem areas including the cerebellum; peripheral vestibular disorders and their therapy; a complete overview on vestibular compensation, which forms the basis for therapy in vestibular neuritis; the now well understood mechanisms of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) and its effective therapy; pathophysiology and therapeutical principles in Menieres disease; latest information on treatment for involuntary eye movements of central origin.
Table of Contents
- Brainstem and cerebellar structures for eye movement generation, A.K.E. Horn et al
- intrinsic physiological and pharmacological properties of central vestibular neurons, P.-P. Vidal et al
- vestibular compensation, L.S. Curthoys and G.M. Halmagyi
- vestibular neuritis, M. Strupp and T. Brandt
- Meniere's disease, K.-F. Hamann and W. Arnold
- benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo, T. Brandt
- drug therapy of nystagmus and saccadic intrusions, U. Buttner and L. Fuhry
- nonpharmacological treatment of nystagmus, R.J. Leigh.
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