Table of Contents

Preface

Contributors
1. Practical Anatomy and Physiology
2. Taking the History: The Nature of the Spell
3. Taking the History: Associated Symptoms
4. Taking the History: Risk Factors for Dizziness
5. Medication Side Effects
6. Performing the Physical Examination: Detecting Spontaneous and Gaze-evoked Nystagmus
7. Performing the Physical Examination: Ocular Motor Examination
8. Performing the Physical Examination: Testing the Vestibuloocular Reflex
9. Performing the Physical Examination: Positioning Tests
10. Performing the Physical Examination: Cerebellar Tests
11. Performing the Physical Examination: Posture and Gait Tests
12. Electronystagmography and Videonystagmography
13. Rotational Chair Testing
14. Computerized Dynamic Posturography
15. Audiometric Tests
16. Imaging the Dizzy Patient
17. Serologic Studies
18. DDX: Fluctuating Vestibular Disease
19. DDX: Fixed Vestibular Deficits
20. DDX: Disorders That Affect Central and Peripheral Vestibular Function
21. DDX: Central Disease
22. DDX: Disequilibrium of Aging
23. Therapy: Medical Alternatives
24. Therapy: Surgical Alternatives
25. Therapy: Rehabilitation
I. Questions and Answers
II. Dizziness Questionnaire
III. The 10-Minute Examination of the Dizzy Patient
Subject Index