Balance function assessment and management

"This book continues to comprehensively address the assessment and treatment of balance system impairments through contributions from top experts in the areas of dizziness and vertigo. Designed for use in graduate audiology programs and by practicing audiologists, this is also a valuable text for those in the fields of physical therapy, otolaryngology, and neurology." -- Publisher.

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 sys…