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By Robert Jackler, MD, Sewall Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery; Professor of Neurosurgery and Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA Derald Brackmann, MD, Clinical Professor of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Clinical Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Southern California
School of Medicine; President, House Ear Clinic; Board of Directors, House Ear Institute, Los Angeles, CA
Description "This represents the definitive textbook in the field of neurotology." (Doody's) This unique volume bridges the gap between medical neurology,
neurosurgery, and otolaryngology. For this must-have reference, 121 leading experts synthesize the current body of knowledge in the
rapidly growing field of neurotology, providing state-of-the-art guidelines for clinical diagnosis and management. The New Edition has
been completely revised and updated to reflect all of the very latest developments in research and practice.
Audience
Otolaryngologists, Otologists
Contents
The History of Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery
Part I: Anatomy, Physiology, and Pathology
1.
The human brainstem auditory system
2. Physiology of the ear and the auditory nervous system
3. Anatomy of the central
vestibular system
4. Physiology of the vestibular system
5. Molecular genetics in neurotology
6. Pathological
correlates in neurotology
Part II: Symptoms of Neurotologic Disease
7. Hearing loss in neurotologic
diagnosis
8. Symptoms of vestibular disease
9. Tinnitus
10. Otalgi
11. Pulsatile tinnitus: Advances in diagnosis
and treatment
Part III: Neurotologic Diagnosis
12. The neurotologic examination
13. Neuro-ophthalmologic
manifestations of neurotologic disease
14. Otolith dysfunction and semicircular canal dysfunction
15. Dynamic posturography
16.
Vestibular evoked myogenic potentials
17. Central auditory testing
18. Acoustic and electrical testing of the auditory
pathway
19. Functional imaging of auditory cortical activity
Part IV: Neuroradiology
20. Imaging
of the labyrinth
21. Imaging of the cerebellopontine angle
22. Imaging of the lateral skull base
23. Imaging of
the facial nerve
24. Diagnostic and therapeutic angiography
Part V: Neurotologic Manifestations of Neurologic
Disease
25. Auditory neuropathy, sarcoidosis, siderosis, and idiopathic pachymeningitis
26. Vestibular neuritis
27.
Meningitis
28. Demyelinating diseases
29. Migraine
30. Seizure disorders
31. Increased intracranial pressure
32.vertigo,
dysequilibrium, and imbalance with aging
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