Dizziness: Vertigo, Disequilibrium and Lightheadedness

Dizziness is one of the most frequent complaints in a medical office, for both primary and specialised 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.
Contents

Preface
Commentary: Dizziness: Vertigo, Disequilibrium and Lightheadedness
Dizziness: Interfacing Psychiatry and Neuro-otology
Vertigo and Psychiatric Disorders
Vertebral Artery Testing in Dizzy Patients: A Review of the Literature and Clinical Considerations
Neurological Causes of Dizziness and Vertigo
Description of a Modified Vestibular Rehabilitation Program
Vertigo and Autoimmunity
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in Old Age: Our Experience and Review of the Literature
Arrhythmogenic Causes of Dizziness^
Cognitive Deficits Following Complete Bilateral Loss of Vestibular Function and their Relationship to the Hippocampus
Vibratory Induced Nystagmus (vin) in Superior Semicircular Canal Dehiscence and in Otosclerosis: New Perspectives in the Study of Vestibular Function
Relationship between Dizziness and Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Chronic Cerebral Ischemia
Pediatric Vertigo
Index.