Brandt / Dieterich / Strupp Vertigo and Dizziness

Common Complaints
2005
ISBN: 978-1-84628-081-8
Verlag: Springer
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 148 Seiten, eBook

After headache, vertigo and dizziness is the second most common complaint of patients. Vertigo is not a disease entity, but rather an unspecific syndrome consisting of various disorders with different causes. Most syndromes of vertigo can only be correctly diagnosed by means of a careful medical history and physical examination of the patient. The majority of these cases have a benign cause, a favorable natural course, and a positive response to therapy.This short and concise, clinically-oriented book is for physicians of different specializations who treat patients with vertigo including neurologists and ENT specialists. Easy-to-use, it has an overview of the most important syndromes of vertigo, each with explanatory clinical descriptions and illustrations.Target market: Physicians of different specializations who treat patients with vertigo including neurologists, neurootologic specialists, neuroophthalmology, otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, ophthalmology and ENT specialists, and general medicine practitioners.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Brandt, Thomas

Dieterich, Marianne

Strupp, Michael

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introductory Remarks.- Peripheral Vestibular Forms of Vertigo.- Central Vestibular Forms of Vertigo.- Traumatic Forms of Vertigo.- Psychogenic Forms of Vertigo and Dizziness.- Various Vertigo Syndromes.