Dizziness. Vertigo, Disequilibrium and Lightheadedness

Book Description:

Dizziness is one of the most frequent complaints in a medical office, for both primary and specialized care, and continues to be a challenge to clinical thinking. In the U.S., dizziness is responsible for over 8 million medical visits per year. Its diagnostic investigation is expensive. According to an American study, it may cost up to $2,532. to diagnose, and most of the time it is still inconclusive. Investigators are currently trying to find a controlled and multidisciplinary approach, in order to broadly and directly interfere on the causal and predisposing factors identified. Dizziness is often used as a non-specific term to describe many sensations, including vertigo, presyncope, disequilibrium and light-headedness. Dizziness is also used as a more specific term: a feeling of unsteadiness or a mild intoxication or as if the ground is rocking or the affected person has to take side steps to maintain balance. These symptoms often occur in cases where dizziness has a multisensory cause. This new important book gathers information on the different causes of dizziness and the concept of vestibular rehabilitation from around the world in this field.

Editors: Agnes Lindqvist and Gjord Nyman

Table of Contents:

Preface

• Commentary: Dizziness: Vertigo, Disequilibrium and Lightheadedness
  (Eva Ekvall Hansson, Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences, Malmö)
• Dizziness: Interfacing Psychiatry and Neuro-otology;pp. 1-33
  (Marianna Mazza, Giuseppe Marano, Salvatore Mazza, Institute of Psychiatry and Psychology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, and others)
• Vertigo and Psychiatric Disorders;pp. 35-44
  (Teggi R, Caldirola D, Perna GP, Bellodi L, Bussi M, ENT Department, San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy, and others)
• Vertebral Artery Testing in Dizzy Patients: A Review of the Literature and Clinical Considerations;pp. 45-59
  (Eric G. Johnson, Loma Linda University, Department of Physical Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda California
• Neurological Causes of Dizziness and Vertigo;pp. 61-81
  (Luca Errichiello, Pasquale Striano, Angelo Pascarella and Salvatore Striano, Department of Neurological Sciences, Federico II University, Napoli, and others)
• Emotional Stress, Dizziness, and Fainting;pp. 83-99
  (Blaine Ditto and Crystal Holly, Department of Psychology, McGill University)^
• Description of a Modified Vestibular Rehabilitation Program;pp. 101-117
  (Anne Kari Skøien; Kjersti Wilhelmsen; Alice Kvåle, Department of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Health and Social Sciences, Bergen University College, Bergen Norway,and others)
• Vertigo and Autoimmunity;pp. 119-137
  (R.Bovo, A.Berto, A.Ciorba, Martini A, Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology - University of Ferrrara- Italy)
• Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Old Age: Our Experience and Review of the Literature;pp. 139-151
  (Lea Pollak, Vlastimil Hreben, Shlomo Flechter,Department of Neurology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, and others)
• Arrhythmogenic Causes of Dizziness;pp. 153-168
  (Theodoros Xanthos and Vassiliki Kitsou, Department of Experimental Surgery and Surgical Research, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens, Greece)
• Cognitive Deficits Following Complete Bilateral Loss of Vestibular Function and their Relationship to the Hippocampus;pp. 169-187
  (Paul F. Smith, Cynthia L. Darlington, Yiwen Zheng, Dept. Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand)
• Vibratory Induced Nystagmus (vin) in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and in Otosclerosis: New Perspectives in the Study of Vestibular Function;pp.189-203
  (Leonardo Manzari, Department of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, “La Sapienza” University – Rome, Italy)
• Relationship between Dizziness and Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Chronic Cerebral Ischemia;pp. 205-212
  (Nobuhiro Inoue, Mikio Harada, Division of Neurosurgery, Kumamoto Neurosurgical Hospital, Japan)
• Pediatric Vertigo;pp. 213-220
  (Eduardo Martin Sanz, Ricardo Sanz Fernandez, Rafael Barona De Guzman, University Hospital of Getafe, Madrid, Spain and others)

Index