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Practical management of the balance disorder patient /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shepard, Neil T.
Other Authors: Telian, Steven A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Singular Pub. Group, [1996]
Series:Singular audiology text.
Subjects:
Vestibular Diseases > diagnosis.
Vestibular Diseases > therapy.
Vestibular Diseases > rehabilitation.
Table of Contents:
  • Basic anatomy and physiology review
  • Extent of the problem
  • Anatomical and basic physiological considerations
  • Functional physiology and compensatory mechanisms
  • Perceptions and integrated eye movement control
  • Maintenance of postural control
  • Systems integration
  • Effects of aging
  • Compensation for vestibular lesions
  • Summary
  • The neurotologic history and physical examination
  • Electronystagmography evaluation
  • Laboratory evaluation
  • Electronystagmography
  • Sources of error in electronystagmography evaluation
  • Conclusions.
  • Ocular-motor evaluation
  • Visual fixation
  • Saccades
  • Smooth pursuit
  • Optokinetic nystagmus
  • Conclusions
  • Rotational chair testing
  • Clinical utility
  • Paradigms
  • Analysis and interpretation
  • Pediatric evaluation
  • Normative data
  • Postural control evaluation
  • Clinical utility
  • Test paradigms
  • Interpretation
  • Pediatric evaluation
  • Normative data
  • Integrated management and interpretation of vestibular test results
  • Rationale
  • Protocol for use of balance function studies
  • Integrated test reporting.
  • Diagnostic test selection in the evaluation of the balance disorder patient
  • Audiometric testing
  • Radiographic studies
  • Other laboratory studies
  • Guidelines for specialty referral
  • Vestibular rehabilitation programs
  • Physiologic basis and therapeutic implications
  • Common techniques
  • Treatment efficacy
  • Patient selection criteria
  • Pediatric patients
  • Medical therapy for the balance disorder patient
  • Vestibular suppression
  • Treatment of the acute vestibulara crisis
  • Treatment of meniere's disease
  • Treatment of vertigo due to migraine.
  • Treatment of reactive depression
  • Conclusion
  • Surgical management of the balance disorder patient
  • The rationale for surgical treatment of vestibular disorders
  • Surgical patient selection: the priority of distinguishing poor compensation from unstable labyrinthine disease
  • Meniere's disease
  • Unilateral ablation of vestibular function
  • Postoperative vestibular rehabilitation.