Dizziness Diagnosis and Treatment (Second Edition)

Author: Zhang Suzhen
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: This book is written by experts from the departments of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Neurology, and Rehabilitation Medicine. It systematically elaborates on the etiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and vestibular function testing techniques of vertigo. It provides detailed introductions to the diagnosis, differential diagnosis, and treatment methods for Ménière's disease, as well as for positional, central, traumatic, medication-induced, and psychogenic vertigo. The book also offers in-depth explanations of motion sickness, vestibular neuronopathy, labyrinthitis, and various systemic diseases accompanied by vertigo. This edition includes significant revisions and additions to the original content, replacing outdated theories and techniques with recent findings from basic research and clinical diagnosis and treatment of vertigo. It also incorporates important new content such as vestibular evoked myogenic potential (VEMP) testing and vestibular rehabilitation. The book is advanced in content, richly illustrated, and reflects the latest developments in vertigo research both domestically and internationally. It is suitable for physicians in otolaryngology-head and neck surgery, neurology, and rehabilitation medicine, as well as for patients with vertigo for reference.