Table of Contents
Preface
Chapter 1. Anatomy and Physiology of Peripheral and Central Vestibular System
(Federica Scalia, Francesco Cappello, Giuditta Gambino, Giuseppe Giglia, Giuseppe Ferraro and Pierangelo Sardo – Department of Biomedicine, Neuroscience and Advanced Diagnostics, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy)
Chapter 2. The Epidemiology of Dizziness and Vertigo
(Alberto Firenze, MD, and Maria Lampasona, MD – Pro.Mi.Se. Department, University of Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 3. Clinical Application of Video Head Impulse Test
(Anuj Kumar Neupane and Sujeet Kumar Sinha – School of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology, Bharati Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be University), Pune India, et al.)
Chapter 4. An Insight into the Clinical Applications of VEMP
(Niraj Kumar Singh, PhD and Sujeet Kumar Sinha, PhD – Department of Audiology, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Manasagangothri, Mysore, Karnataka, India)
Chapter 5. Complex Forms of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
(Roberta Priola, MD, Federico Sireci, MD, Francesco Lorusso, MD, Angelo Immordino, MD, and Francesco Dispenza, PhD, MD – U.O.C. Otorinolaringoiatria, AOU Policlinico of Palermo, University of Palermo, Italy)
Chapter 6. Meniere’s Disease: Therapeutic Options
(Sergio Ferrara, MD, Antonio Corrao, and Francesco Dispenza, MD, PhD – Bi.N.D. Department – University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 7. Body Balance and Postural Control in Patients with Dizziness
(Francesco Martines, MD, PhD, Valerio Giustino, MSc, Francesco Dispenza, MD, PhD, Francesco Galletti, Serena Rizzo, MD, Pietro Salvago, MD, PhD and Giuseppe Messina, MD – Istituto Euromediterraneo di Scienza e Tecnologia – IEMEST, Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 8. The Role of Temporomandibular Disorders in the Genesis of Dizziness and Vertigo
(Roberta Priola, MD, Francesco Dispenza, MD, Giuseppe Messina, MD, Serena Rizzo, MD, Pietro Salvago, PhD, and Federico Sireci, MD – ENT Section, A.O.U.P. “Paolo Giaccone,” University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 9. Using Videonystagmography to Assess the Vestibular Profile of Patients Receiving Care at a Hospital in Southern Brazil
(Adriana Laybauer Silveira and Adriane Ribeiro Teixeira – Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil, et al.)
Chapter 10. Postural Disorders in Patients with Dizziness: From Postural Analysis to Vestibular Rehabilitation Programs
(Giuseppe Messina, Valerio Giustino, Antonio Corrao, Serena Rizzo, Pietro Salvago and Francesco Martines – Department of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 11. Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo in the Geriatric Population
(Cecilia Albi, Virginia Corazzi, Chiara Bianchini, Stefano Pelucchi and Andrea Ciorba – ENT and Audiology Department, University Hospital of Ferrara, Italy)
Chapter 12. Assessment and Rehabilitation Program in Dizziness Patients Presenting Vertebral Fractures
(Valeria Sanfilippo, MD, Valerio Giustino, Giulia Letizia Mauro, MD, Francesco Martines, MD, PhD, Giuseppe Messina, MD, and Serena Rizzo, MD – University of Palermo, Di.Chir.On.S. Department, Section of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 13. Pharmacological Treatment of Dizziness
(Fulvio Plescia, PhD, Emanuele Cannizzaro, PhD, MD, Angela Cavallaro, Luigi Cirrincione, MD, and Francesco Martines, PhD, MD – Department of Health Promotion, Mother and Child Care, Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties “Giuseppe D’Alessandro,” University of Palermo, Italy, et al.)
Chapter 14. Surgical Treatment of Otological Vertigo and Dizziness
(Francesco Freni, Francesco Ciodaro, Cosimo Galletti, Rocco Bruno, Bruno Galletti and Francesco Galletti – Otolaryngology Unit, Department of Human Pathology and Pediatrics “G. Barresi,” University of Messina, Messina, Italy)
Index
Editor’s Orchid ID
Francesco Martines : https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8616-4481
Pietro Salvago : https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8570-3212
