Textbook of Voice Disorders

A completely unique and refreshing approach to the teaching and learning of voice disorders is presented in this new text by Drs. Merati and Bielamowicz. The content, organization, and practical application of knowledge to solving clinical problems is so profound that in a single text, students will learn everything that is important in the highest of detail and comprehensiveness. The 19 chapters are written by a perfect mix of laryngologists, laryngeal physiologists, geneticists, voice scientists, and voice clinicians. The text includes more than 600 references and is profusely illustrated with over 100 full color illustrations. In addition to this depth and scope of content, each chapter has been uniformly designed to include key points, review questions and answers, and controversy boxes. This book is an essential learning tool for students who aspire a higher level of knowledge on voice disorders

CONTENTS

Foreword. Thomas Murry, PhD.
Preface
I. Anatomy and Physiology.
Anatomy of the Larynx and Physiology of Phonation. Suzy DuFlo, MD and Susan L. Thibeault, PhD. Physiology of Airway Regulation, Christy L. Ludlow, PhD.
II. Diagnostic Procedures in Laryngology. Videostroboscopy.
Nadine P. Connor, PhD and Diane M. Bless, PhD.
Advanced Laryngeal Imaging: Laryngeal High-Speed Digital Imaging and Kymography. Rita Patel, PhD and Diane M. Bless, PhD.
Clinical and Instrumental Evaluation of the Voice Patient. Claudio F. Milstein, PhD, and Douglas M. Hicks, PhD.
Laryngeal Electromyography. Nicole Maronian, MD, and Lawrence Robinson, MD.
III. Principles of Therapy.
Laryngeal Hygiene. Douglas M. Hicks, PhD, and Claudio F. Milstein PhD.
Speech-Language Intervention Sarah Marx Schneider, MS, CCC-SLP, and Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA.
General Principles of Microlaryngeal Surgery. Adam D. Rubin, MD, and Robert T. Sataloff, MD, DMA.
IV. Disorders of the Voice.
Neurologic Disorders.
Voice and Speech Abnomalities in Systemic Neurodegenerative Disorders. Ted Mau, MD, and Mark S. Courey, MD.
Vocal Fold Paralysis. Tanya Meyer, MD, Lucian Sulica, MD, and Andrew Blitzer, MD.
The Larynx in Parkinson’s Disease. Mona M. Abaza, MD, and Jennifer Spielman, MA, CCC-SLP.
Essential Voice Tremor. Lucian Sulica, MD, and Elan Louis, MD, MS.
Spasmodic Dysphonia. Joel H. Blumin, MD and Gerald S. Berke, MD.
Inflammatory and Structural Disorders
Localized Inflammatory Disorders of the Larynx. Natasha Mirza, MD.
Systemic Inflammatory Disorders Affecting the Larynx. Felicia L. Johnson, MD, and James W. Ragland, MD.
Reflux and the Larynx. Riitta Ylitalo, MD, PhD.
Benign Lesions of the Larynx. Timothy D. Anderson, MD.
Appendices.
Index.

ABOUT THE EDITOR

Albert L. Merati, M.D., F.A.C.S., is Associate Professor and Chief of the Division of Laryngology at the Medical College of Wisconsin, and Staff Surgeon at the Zablocki VA Medical Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Steven A. Bielamowicz, M.D., F.A.C.S., is Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Division of Laryngology at The George Washington University.