Patient Guide to Dizziness and Balance Disorders - Brossura

Strupp, Michael; Tarnutzer, Alexander A.; Huppert, Doreen

Brossura

ISBN 10: 3662734281 ISBN 13: 9783662734285

Casa editrice: Springer-Verlag GmbH, 2026

Riassunto

Swaying, spinning, falling – what are balance disorders, where do they come from, and how are they treated?
This book covers the 10 most common forms of dizziness – explained clearly and succinctly for laypeople and supported by helpful videos. Learn how the balance organ works and let the three dizziness specialists describe the different types of symptoms that can occur. Find out how examinations for dizziness symptoms are performed and what the findings may be.
The patient guide explains the possibilities offered by medical treatment, physiotherapy or even behavioral therapy. It uses videos to show how patients can help themselves. Several patient stories vividly illustrate the different ways in which dizziness and balance disorders can present, and how people can deal with them.

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Informazioni sull'autore

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Michael Strupp, specialist in neurology, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology, works as a senior physician at the Department of Neurology and the German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ) at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich. He is internationally recognized as an author and chief editor in neurology. Among other works, he is co-author of the specialist book Vertigo and Dizziness – Common Complaints published by Springer London.

Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Tarnutzer, specialist in neurology, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology, is head of Neurology and of the Stroke Unit at the Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Switzerland.

Prof. Dr. med. Doreen Huppert is Deputy Director of the German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders at LMU Munich and, in her senior physician role, is responsible for the pediatric dizziness clinic.

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Swaying, spinning, falling – what are balance disorders, where do they come from, and how are they treated?
This book covers the 10 most common forms of dizziness – explained clearly and succinctly for laypeople and supported by helpful videos. Learn how the balance organ works and let the three dizziness specialists describe the different types of symptoms that can occur. Find out how examinations for dizziness symptoms are performed and what the findings may be.
The patient guide explains the possibilities offered by medical treatment, physiotherapy or even behavioral therapy. It uses videos to show how patients can help themselves. Several patient stories vividly illustrate the different ways in which dizziness and balance disorders can present, and how people can deal with them.

Prof. Dr. med. Dr. h.c. Michael Strupp, specialist in neurology, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology, works as a senior physician at the Department of Neurology and the German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders (DSGZ) at Ludwig Maximilian University Munich. He is internationally recognized as an author and chief editor in neurology. Among other works, he is co-author of the specialist book Vertigo and Dizziness – Common Complaints published by Springer London.

Prof. Dr. med. Alexander Tarnutzer, specialist in neurology, neuro-otology, and neuro-ophthalmology, is head of Neurology and of the Stroke Unit at the Cantonal Hospital of Baden, Switzerland.

Prof. Dr. med. Doreen Huppert is Deputy Director of the German Center for Vertigo and Balance Disorders at LMU Munich and, in her senior physician role, is responsible for the pediatric dizziness clinic.

The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence. A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content.

This book is a translation of an original German edition. The translation was done with the help of artificial intelligence (machine translation by the service DeepL.com). A subsequent human revision was done primarily in terms of content, so that the book will read stylistically differently from a conventional translation.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Springer-Verlag GmbH
• Data di pubblicazione: 2026
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 3662734281
• ISBN 13: 9783662734285
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 132
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