Vestibular Disorders. Группа авторов

Central Vestibular Disorders: Diagnosis and Treatment

       Migraine Associated Vertigo

      Hain, T.; Cherchi, M. (Chicago, IL)

       An Overview of Central Vertigo Disorders

      Ranalli, P. (Toronto, ON)

       Age and the Vestibular System

       Special Considerations for the Pediatric Patient

      Cushing, S.L.; Papsin, B.C. (Toronto, ON)

       The Aging Vestibular System: Dizziness and Imbalance in the Elderly

      Jahn, K. (Munich)

       Multidisciplinary Considerations

       Systemic Disease Considerations in the Management of the Dizzy Patient

      Rea, P.A. (Leicester); Ronan, N. (Torquay)

       Advances in Vestibular Rehabilitation

      Sulway, S. (Toronto, ON); Whitney, S.L. (Pittsburgh, PA)

       Psychiatric Considerations in the Management of Dizzy Patients

      Staab, J.P. (Rochester, MN)

       Author Index

       Subject Index

Dedication

      This book is dedicated to the life of Dr. David Douglas Pothier, friend, colleague, mentor and all around “Top Man”. He sadly passed away prior to the printing of this book on July 27th 2018, at the age of 44, after a 7-year battle with cancer, glioblastoma multiforme. This book is a tribute to his wife Louise, and son James, who provided him with endless love and support.

      David’s lateral thinking and creativity led to impactful changes within the field of Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. In collaboration with international colleagues he pioneered a shift in otologic surgery; his work led to the introduction, promotion and adoption of endoscopic ear surgery throughout the globe. His passion for understanding and challenging the “status quo” in the field of dizziness and otologic surgery has left a lasting impression on the scientific literature and the lives of his patients. His passion for life, limitless honesty, humor, strong sense of moral character, rigid love for proper grammar, and unique inability to catastrophize are cherished and will be missed but not forgotten.

      Jane Lea, Vancouver, BC

      David Pothier FRCS who died last month in Toronto was known and admired by many in the ENT world.

      He came to the UK after training in Cape Town through his French ancestry. He worked in London at St Mary’s and then became a higher surgical trainee in the Bristol/ Bath rotation. He impressed and touched everyone who came into contact with him and his prodigious workload and prodigious appetite (for steak and cigars) made a big impact. He was happy to share that his fierce commitment was because he thought “he had been given a second chance in the UK” and was determined not to waste it.

      From the start, David carried the torch of ENT research, carried out with focus, passion and scientific rigour. In some ways, his thought processes mirrored those of Philip Stell and George Browning, iconic geniuses and cynics of UK ENT. All three had fervour for the way that objective data, meticulously collected, and hypotheses tested by disciplined science, were the only ways to make step-changes in health for people floundering in the ocean of unmet clinical needs. We don’t think David ever met Stell, the gruff champion of head and neck oncology, but are sure he knew and was inspired by George. He not only performed practical and meaningful trials himself, but organised everyone around him on training programmes to do the same, at times of conspicuous absence of significant research leadership in many rotations. His output, as first and co-author, therefore was prodigious. He organised meetings for registrars to discuss and present their work, lighting a flame in the minds of these brightest of young doctors, and developing their CVs and careers at the same time. As was later reflected in his beautiful woodwork creations, these projects were not just for the sake of looking good, as so much before and since had been, but were finely crafted with practical ends.

      Photographs courtesy of:

      Philip Clamp, FRCS

      No less impressive, though, was his influence on his seniors, including the authors. For all the years we knew him as a registrar, it was more like having a trusted colleague, guide and (more than perhaps) equal, than a subordinate trainee. He taught a raft of us, young and old, the value of ourselves as surgeon scientists; encouraged us to throw off the shackles of convention and create new ideas, test them and apply them. Thus, he skilfully and subtly spread these critical messages to as many people with the power to change ENT care as he could.

      David did a Fellowship in Otology in Toronto and became a staff member there. Louise and his son James settled in that beautiful city but sadly he developed an aggressive tumour about 7 years ago. Despite major surgery and chemotherapy, the disease recurred in 2018 and he succumbed.

      It’s hard to write this but there is an ancient saying: “those whom the Gods love die young”. Perhaps there is a kernel of truth in this. All his friends wish him a peaceful new state and extend their love to his family.

      Tony Narula, MA, FRCS

      Martin Birchall, MA, MD, FRCS

Preface

      This textbook provides a comprehensive review of recent advances in the field of vestibular disorders. Leading world experts have collaborated to produce an up to date approach to the diagnosis and treatment of dizziness, encompassing both peripheral and central vestibular etiologies. Topics covered include the clinical examination of the dizzy patient, imaging of the temporal bone, vestibular testing, diagnosis and treatment of peripheral and central vestibular disorders, vestibular rehabilitation, psychiatric and systemic disease implications, and special aging considerations (pediatric and elderly populations). This text is an ideal comprehensive reference book for those in health care fields encompassing Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, Otology/Neurotology, Neurology, Psychiatry, Audiology, Nursing, Vestibular Rehabilitation, and Physiotherapy.

      Jane Lea, Vancouver, BC

Clinical Evaluation of the Dizzy Patient

      Lea J, Pothier D (eds): Vestibular Disorders. Adv Otorhinolaryngol. Basel, Karger, 2019, vol 82, pp 1–11

      DOI: 10.1159/000490267

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Assessment of the Vestibular System: History and Physical Examination

      Miriam S. Welgampola · Andrew P. Bradshaw · G. Michael Halmagyi

      Institute of Clinical Neurosciences, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Central Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW,