Vestibular Neuritis: Recent Advances in Etiology, Diagnostic Evaluation, and Treatment [0.03%]
前庭神经炎：病因、诊断和治疗的新进展
Trung N Le,Brian D Westerberg,Jane Lea
Trung N Le
Purpose of Chapter: This chapter highlights the recent advances in etiology, diagnostic evaluation, and management of vestibular neuritis (VN). Recent Findings: The viral hypothesis has been strengthened with new evidence as the main etiolo...
Video Head Impulse Testing [0.03%]
视频头脉冲检查技术
Miriam S Welgampola,Rachael L Taylor,G Michael Halmagyi
Miriam S Welgampola
The bedside head impulse, first described nearly 20 years ago, is the single most useful clinical test of the human vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR). The video head impulse test (vHIT), its laboratory counterpart, now enables the objective ass...
Shaleen Sulway,Susan L Whitney
Shaleen Sulway
Vestibular rehabilitation is an exercise-based program that has been in existence for over 70 years. A growing body of evidence supports the use of vestibular rehabilitation in patients with vestibular disorders, and evolving research has l...
Timothy Hain,Marcello Cherchi
Timothy Hain
This chapter is a brief overview of migraine associated vertigo (MAV), focusing on the points most relevant to the practicing clinician. We review the definition of MAV, theories regarding its underlying pathophysiology, clinical presentati...
Perilymphatic Fistulas and Superior Semi-Circular Canal Dehiscence Syndrome [0.03%]
咽鼓管异常开放和外半规管发育不全综合征
Heather M Weinreich,John P Carey
Heather M Weinreich
Perilymphatic fistulas (PLF) and superior semi-circular canal dehiscence syndrome (SCDS) are 2 conditions that can present with sound and/or pressure-induced vertigo. PLF should be suspected in cases of trauma or surgery, while a spontaneou...
Meniere's Disease [0.03%]
美尼尔病
William P R Gibson
William P R Gibson
This article reviews 3 aspects of Meniere's disease (MD), which have been recently revisited: namely, the pathologic mechanism causing the attacks of vertigo, the clinical diagnosis, and the medical and surgical treatments. The characterist...
Imaging of Temporal Bone [0.03%]
颞骨的影像学检查技术
I Pyykkö,J Zou,R Gürkov et al.
I Pyykkö et al.
Multidetector computed tomography has been the benchmark for visualizing bony changes of the ear, but has recently been challenged by cone-beam computed tomography. In both methods, all inner ear bony structures can be visualized satisfacto...
Brian D Westerberg,Jane Lea,Anne F Cameron
Brian D Westerberg
Subjective complaints of dizziness after mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury are common. Alterations in the mode of injury have changed the presentation symptoms. Evolutions in neuroimaging challenge conventional concepts regarding lack...
Treatment Options for Hypopharyngeal Cancer in Developing Countries in Africa/South America/Asia [0.03%]
非洲、南美洲和亚洲发展中国家下咽癌的治疗选择
Johannes J Fagan,Pankaj Chaturvedi,Luiz P Kowalski
Johannes J Fagan
Most cancers occur in developing countries, and therefore, a discussion about cancer care would be incomplete without providing a developing world perspective. This chapter focuses on challenges and practices relating to hypopharyngeal canc...
Somiah Siddiq,Vinidh Paleri
Somiah Siddiq
Hypopharynx cancer continues to pose a clinically challenging head and neck subsite, driven not only by the unique set of patient, anatomic and disease factors but also by the paucity of robust clinical data to guide clinical decision makin...