Vertigo and Disequilibrium A Practical Guide to Diagnosis and Management

 

Peter C. Weber, MD, MBA
Director, Ear Institute
New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai
Professor of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Chief, Otology/Neurology/Skull Base
Mount Sinai System
New York, New York

Contents

Menu of Accompanying Videos................................................................................................................................... vii
Foreword by Barry E. Hirsch.........................................................................................................................................viii
Preface...................................................................................................................................................................................x
Acknowledgments............................................................................................................................................................ xi
Contributors...................................................................................................................................................................... xii
1 Taking the History of the Vertiginous Patient............................................................................................................1
Peter C. Weber
2 Office Examination of the Vestibular Patient..............................................................................................................4
Jameson K. Mattingly, Laura Wazen, and Stephen P. Cass
3 Computerized Testing of the Vestibular Patient..................................................................................................... 10
Randy Judson and Jessica Galatioto
4 Radiological Studies for the Vestibular Patient....................................................................................................... 26
Kennith F. Layton, John I. Lane, Robert J. Witte, and Colin L. W. Driscoll
5 Surgical Anatomy and Physiology of the Vestibular System............................................................................... 52
Douglas D. Backous and Francois Cloutier
6 Laboratory Testing in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Dizziness...................................................................... 66
Mikhaylo Szczupak and Michael E. Hoffer
7 Meniere’s Disease............................................................................................................................................................ 70
Sujana S. Chandrasekhar
8 Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo....................................................................................................................... 90
Judith White
9 The Pathology and Treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo.......................................................101
Richard R. Gacek
10 Labyrinthitis....................................................................................................................................................................108
Sean O. McMenomey and Samuel P. Gubbels
11 Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome............................................................................................117
Cameron C. Wick, Cliff A. Megerian, Nauman F. Manzoor, and Maroun T. Semaan
12 Autoimmune Vestibular Dysfunction, Perilymph Fistulas, Mal de Debarquement Syndrome,
and Alcohol-Related Dizziness...................................................................................................................................131
Louis M. Hofmeyr
13 Allergy and Autonomic Dizziness.............................................................................................................................140
Louis M. Hofmeyr and Marcelle Groenewald
14 Aging: Balance and Vestibular Disorders................................................................................................................148
Yael Raz
15 Congenital and Pediatric Vestibular Disorders......................................................................................................154
Kathryn Y. Noonan and James E. Saunders
16 Migraines As a Source of Vestibular Disorders: Diagnosis and Management...............................................170
Ana H. Kim and Michele M. Gandolfi
17 Rare Causes of Unilateral Peripheral Vestibulopathy..........................................................................................178

 

18 Central Vertigo and Disequilibrium.........................................................................................................................184
Peter C. Weber and Samuel C. Levine
19 Medications Used in Treating Acute and Chronic Vertigo and Various Vestibular Disorders..................188
Candice Colby and Tina C. Huang
20 Vestibular Rehabilitation.............................................................................................................................................196
Bryan D. Hujsak
21 Implantable Vestibular Devices.................................................................................................................................207
Justin S. Golub
Appendix: Frequently Asked Questions with Answers.......................................................................................222
Peter C. Weber
Index..................................................................................................................................................................................227