Vertigo and Dizziness: A Case-based Study

SECTION 1:: THE BASICS
Commentary 1:: Neurology of Human Balance
Commentary 2:: Cerebellar and Vestibular Control of Eye Movements and Nystagmus
Commentary 3:: Definitions and Classification of Vestibular Disorders
Commentary 4:: Bedside Assessment of the Dizzy Patient
Commentary 5:: Pitfalls in Diagnosis of Vertigo and Dizziness
Commentary 6:: Summary of History and Findings in Common Vestibular Disorders
Commentary 7:: Vestibular Function Tests
SECTION 2:: CASE STUDIES
CASE 1 What is not Vertigo?
CASE 2 Vertigo in a Middle-aged Man on Waking
CASE 3 Another Case of Vertigo on Waking
CASE 4 A Complex Case of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
CASE 5 Acute Vertigo in an Elderly Female
CASE 6 Acute Onset Vertigo with Hearing Loss
CASE 7 A Case of Recurrent Brief Spells of Spinning with Bilateral Hearing Loss
CASE 8 A Middle-aged Man with Isolated Hearing Loss
CASE 9 Another Case of Isolated Hearing Loss
CASE 10 A Young Lady with Unilateral Vestibular Dysfunction
CASE 11 A Middle-aged Man with a Long History of Vertigo and Dizziness
CASE 12 A Middle-aged Lady with Recurrent very Brief Spells of Vertigo
CASE 13 An Elderly Man who Felt Off Balance on Turning the Neck to Either Side
CASE 14 An Elderly Man who was Thrown Off His Motor Bike
CASE 15 A Middle-aged Lady with Recurrent Falls
xiv Vertigo and Dizziness:: A Case-based Study
CASE 16 An Elderly Man with Recurrent Transient Neurological Problem
CASE 17 A Case of Headache and Vertigo
CASE 18 Another Case of Headache and Vertigo
CASE 19 An Elderly Man with Recent Onset of Unsteadiness in Walking
CASE 20 Another Case of Unsteadiness in Walking
CASE 21 Yet another Case of Unsteadiness in Walking
CASE 22 An Elderly Doctor with Gross Unsteadiness
CASE 23 A Lawyer who was Severely Beaten
CASE 24 A Lady who returned from Andamans Swaying all the Time!
CASE 25 A Young Boy with Vertigo and Seizure
CASE 26 A Young Child with Recurrent Vertigo
CASE 27 A Young Boy with a Head Tilt
CASE 28 Anticonvulsant Toxicity or Vestibular Dysfunction?
CASE 29 Vertigo in the Elderly 165
CASE 30 Headache and Dizziness in an Elderly Lady
CASE 31 A Complex Problem!
CASE 32 Is it Psychogenic Dizziness?
CASE 33 Feeling a Sway all Time for 5 Years!
CASE 34 It all Happened during a Train Journey
CASE 35 A Posterior Circulation Stroke in a Young Man
CASE 36 A Posterior Circulation Stroke in an Elderly Lady
CASE 37 Another Posterior Circulation Stroke in a Young Man due to an Uncommon Cause which should not be Overlooked
CASE 38 A Stroke after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
CASE 39 Posterior Circulation Stroke with Dual Mechanisms
CASE 40 A Case with Clinical and Investigation Discordance
CASE 41 A Medullary Stroke
CASE 42 A Case of a Wake-up Stroke
CASE 43 Spontaneous Recovery from Vertigo in a Young Girl
CASE 44 Another Young Girl with Headache, Vertigo and Double Vision
CASE 45 A Case of Acoustic Neuroma with an Uncommon Presentation
CASE 46 Vertigo following Lumbar Spine Surgery
SECTION 3:: MANAGEMENT ISSUES
Commentary 8:: Vertigo in Posterior Circulation Strokes
Commentary 9:: Canalith Repositioning Techniques
Commentary 10:: Medical Management of Vertigo
Index