This monograph on vertigo is based on the personal, hands-on, practical and clinical experience of managing vertigo in a large university-affiliated hospital. It covers all aspects of the subject, offering the latest information on epidemiology, aetiopathogenesis, diagnostics, the battery of vestibular and allied tests, treatment, rehabilitative management and ethical considerations. The neglected but substantial problem of paediatric vertigo is addressed, as are the many pathologies in the elderly population that can lead to disequilibrium and repeated falls. This book will prove of value to a range of practitioners, including family physicians, otologists, audiologists, vestibular scientists, neurologists, paediatricians, geriatricians, physiotherapists, rehabilitation therapists and general doctors, as well as medical and nursing students.

Chapter 1: Nomenclature, Epidemiology & applied basic sciences

Physiology and Anatomy
Neurotransmitters
Vestibulo-ocular reflex
Cerebellar Tests
History and Clinical examination
Nystagmus
Romberg's test/ Dix- Hallpike test etc
Radiology
Vestibular tests
Audiometry
Chapter 2: Clinical conditions
Meniere's disease
BPPV
Vestibular migraine
Cervical vertigo
Acoustic neuroma
Perilymph fistula
Vestibular neuritis
Epidemic Labyrinthitis
Travel sickness
Ototoxicity
Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media
Central Causes :TIA,Multiple Sclerosis
Noise
Vertigo in children
Miscellaneous conditions
Chapter 3: Rehabilitation
Vertigo in the elderly
Quality of life
Ethical issues.