The third edition of this successful book has been fully revised, expanded and updated to reflect the recent advances in vertigo and dizziness, especially with regard to current classifications and clinical trials. The book starts by covering the fundamentals of anatomy and physiology of the vestibular and the ocular motor systems. It provides guidance on how to take the patient history, laboratory and imaging analysis and principles of therapy exploring different therapeutic strategies. It then goes on to cover in detail the diagnosis and current treatment of peripheral, central and functional vestibular disorders as well as miscellaneous rare vestibular syndromes.

Using a uniform chapter style to address the various diseases and adopting a reader-friendly educational format, this is an indispensable guide for clinicians who treat patients with vertigo, dizziness and balance disorders. Hundreds of patient videos are included for the diseases demonstrating typical patient histories and clinical findings. Chapters have also been expanded to discuss the current classification and therapies as well as new and ongoing clinical trials with ample new figures.

Written by three top experts in the field, this book is aimed at a broad range of medical specialists, namely neurologists, ENT specialists, neuro-otologists, ophthalmologists, physiotherapists, general practitioners as well as residents and students.

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1.Introductory remarks and background

Anatomy and physiology of the vestibular and the ocular motor system
How to take the patient history
How to examine the vestibular and the ocular motor system
Laboratory examinations
Imaging
General principles of therapy,
vestibular exercises and rehabilitation, pharmacotherapy, surgery, and psychological and behavioural treatment
2. Peripheral vestibular disorders
Introduction and classification
Bilateral vestibulopathy
Acute unilateral vestibulopathy
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo
Menière's disease
Vestibular paroxysmia
Superior canal dehiscence syndrome
Perilymph fistula
Current therapy
3. Central vestibular disorders
Acute peripheral vs acute central vestibular syndromes
Classification of central vestibular disorders
Cerebellar dizziness
Vestibular migraine
vestibular migraine, and current clinical trials
Central types of nystagmus
Cerebellar dizziness
Cerebellar ataxias.
4. Functional dizziness.- Persistent postural perceptual dizziness
Phobic postural dizziness
Visual dizziness
5. Various Vertigo Syndromes
Traumatic vertigo
Vertigo in childhood
Cervicogenic vertigo
Drug-induced dizziness
Mal de débarquement syndrome
Motion sickness
Height vertigo and acrophobia.