Dizzy Patient, An Issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics of North America

The Dizzy Patient is a guest-edited issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics that focuses on the clinical evaluation and management of dizziness symptoms and syndromes. It includes articles on overview, interviewing, counseling, audiovestibular testing, neuroimaging, positional vertigo, acute vestibular syndrome, chronic central vestibulopathies, vestibular migraine, progressive and degenerative peripheral vestibular disorders, the dizzy child, neuropsychology, non-vestibular dizziness, vestibular therapy, fall risk assessment, medical therapies, allergy, immunotherapy, and alternative treatments. The issue provides actionable insights for clinical practice and presents the latest research and practice guidelines.

\n Format: Hardback
\n Length: 240 pages
\n Publication date: 30 September 2021
\n Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
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The Dizzy Patient is the focus of this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics, which was guest edited by Drs. Maja Svrakic and Meredith E. Adams. Our series consulting editor, Dr. Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, selects six issues each year for this prestigious publication. Dizziness is a prevalent symptom with a wide differential diagnosis and a substantial impact on quality of life, presenting significant diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. This issue specifically emphasizes the clinical evaluation and management of various dizziness symptomatology and syndromes.

The articles included in this issue cover a comprehensive range of topics. An overview of dizziness in practice provides a foundational understanding of this condition. Interviewing and counseling the dizzy patient with a focus on quality of life is essential for effective management. The efficient dizziness history and exam, audiovestibular testing, neuroimaging of dizziness and vertigo, positional vertigo, acute vestibular syndrome and ER presentations of dizziness, chronic central vestibulopathies for the otolaryngologist, vestibular migraine and its comorbidities, progressive and degenerative peripheral vestibular disorders, the dizzy child, neuropsychology of dizziness and related disorders, non-vestibular dizziness, vestibular therapy and fall risk assessment, current and emerging medical therapies for dizziness, allergy, immunotherapy, and alternative treatments for dizziness, and new frontiers in managing the dizzy patient are all covered in depth.

These articles offer in-depth, clinical reviews on dizzy patients, providing actionable insights for clinical practice. The authors have synthesized and distilled the latest research and practice guidelines to create these timely, focused topic-based reviews.

By presenting the latest information on this timely and important topic under the guidance of experienced editors in the field, this issue of Otolaryngologic Clinics serves as a valuable resource for healthcare professionals seeking to enhance their understanding and management of dizzy patients.

\n Weight: 700g\n
Dimension: 187 x 263 x 21 (mm)\n
ISBN-13: 9780323896740\n \n