Vertigo and Dizziness Common Complaints /

• Main Authors: Brandt, Thomas (Author), Dieterich, Marianne (Author), Strupp, Michael (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London, 2005.
• Subjects: Medicine.; General practice (Medicine).; Neurology.; Ophthalmology.; Otorhinolaryngology.; Medicine & Public Health.; General Practice / Family Medicine.

After headache, vertigo and dizziness is the second most common complaint of patients. Vertigo is not a disease entity, but rather an unspecific syndrome consisting of various disorders with different causes. Most syndromes of vertigo can only be correctly diagnosed by means of a careful medical his...

Table of Contents:

• Introductory Remarks
• Peripheral Vestibular Forms of Vertigo
• Central Vestibular Forms of Vertigo
• Traumatic Forms of Vertigo
• Psychogenic Forms of Vertigo and Dizziness
• Various Vertigo Syndromes.