Emergency neuro-otology : diagnosis and management of acute dizziness and vertigo /: diagnosis and management of acute dizziness and vertigo. (2015)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Editors, David E. Newman-Toker, Kevin Kerber, William J. Meurer, Jonathan Edlow, Rodney Omron.
• Editors: Newman-Toker, David E; Kerber, Kevin A; Meurer, William J; Edlow, Jonathan A; Omron, Rodney
• Contents: Front Cover; Emergency Neuro-Otology: Diagnosis and Management of Acute Dizziness and Vertigo ; Copyright ; Contributors; Contents; Forthcoming Issues; Preface ; Overview of the International Classification of Vestibular Disorders; Key points; Introduction; Goals and scope for the International Classification of Vestibular Disorders initiative; Methodology and process for developing the International Classification of Vestibular Disorders; International Classification of Vestibular Disorders structure; International Classification of Vestibular Disorders layer I: symptoms and signs International Classification of Vestibular Disorders layer II: syndromesInternational Classification of Vestibular Disorders layer III: disorders and diseases; International Classification of Vestibular Disorders layer III-B: mechanisms; International Classification of Vestibular Disorders and functional outcomes; Summary; Acknowledgment; References; Bedside Assessment of Acute Dizziness and Vertigo; Key points; Introduction; The history; Is It Truly Vertigo?; Is It the First Ever Attack or Is It Long-standing Recurrent Vertigo?; Is It Spontaneous or Positional? What Is the Duration of Each Spell?What Are the Associated Symptoms?; Do Recent Events Provide a Clue?; The physical examination; The General Inspection; Inspection for Spontaneous and Gaze-evoked Nystagmus; Provocative Testing for Positional Nystagmus; Head-shaking nystagmus; The Head Impulse; Oculomotor Examination; Test horizontal and vertical saccades; Test pursuit; Visual cancellation of the vestibulo-ocular reflex; Vestibulospinal Reflexes; General Neurologic Assessment; Postural Blood Pressure, Pulse, and Auscultation What might be seen in a patient presenting with acute vestibular syndromeVestibular Neuritis; Cerebellar Stroke; What might be seen in episodic spontaneous vertigo; Meniere Disease; Vestibular Migraine; What might be seen in the patient with recurrent positional vertigo; Benign Positional Vertigo; When the patient is acutely dizzy and there are no physical signs to find; Future directions in acute vertigo; Supplementary data; References; Misdiagnosing Dizzy Patients; Key points; Introduction; Pitfall 1: overreliance on the type of dizziness to guide diagnostic inquiry Pitfall 2: underuse and misuse of timing and triggers to categorize patients for diagnosisPitfall 3: underuse, misuse, and misconceptions linked to hallmark eye examination findings; Pitfall 4: overweighting age, vascular risk factors, and general neurologic examination to screen for stroke; Pitfall 5: overuse and overreliance on head computed tomography to rule out neurologic causes; Summary; Acknowledgments; References; TiTrATE; Key points; Introduction; New diagnostic approach; Four vestibular syndromes; Episodic Vestibular Syndrome; Triggered episodic vestibular syndrome; Approach
• Publisher Details: Amsterdam : Elsevier
• Publication Date: 2015
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 725 pages)
• Subjects: 616.841; Dizziness; Dizziness; HEALTH & FITNESS / Diseases / General; MEDICAL / Clinical Medicine; MEDICAL / Diseases; MEDICAL / Evidence-Based Medicine; MEDICAL / Internal Medicine; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780323393478; 0323393470
• Related ISBNs: 9780323393461; 0323393462
• Notes: Note: Print version record.
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