Balance function assessment and management [E-Book]

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Practical anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system -- Practical anatomy and physiology of the ocular motor system -- Ontogeny of the vestibular system and balance -- Clinical neurophysiology of vestibular compensation -- Eye movement recording techniques -- Vertigo case history -- Bedside assessment of the vestibular system -- Assessing dizziness-related quality of life -- Background and technique of ocular motility testing -- Interpretation and usefulness of ocular motility testing -- Technique and interpretation of positional testing -- Background and technique of caloric testing -- Interpretation and usefulness of caloric testing -- Background and introduction to whole body rotational testing -- Clinical utility and interpretation of whole body rotation -- The video Head Impulse Test (vHIT) -- Practical biomechanics and physiology of balance -- Computerized dynamic posturography -- Interperetation and usefulness of computerized dynamic posturography -- Vestibular sensory-evoked potentials -- Vestibular-evoked myogenic potentials (VEMPs) -- Tests of otolith function and of vestibular perception -- Electrocochleography (ECochG) -- Topological localization of vestibular system impairment -- Pediatric vestibular testing -- Nonmedical management of positional vertigo -- Medical treatment of vertigo that is otologic in origin -- Surgical management of vertigo that is otologic in origin -- Neurologic origins of dizziness and vertigo -- Behavioral factors in dizziness and vertigo -- Vestibular rehabilitation -- The aging vestibular system : implications for rehabilitation -- Multifactorial assessment of falls risk in the elderly -- Within and between measure relationships between balance function tests : illustrative cases.

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