Overview

Manual of Pediatric Balance Disorders is designed to meet the informational needs of pediatric specialists—including medical specialists involved in the care of children with balance disorders—specifically otolaryngologists, neurologists, physiatrists, orthopedists, neurosurgeons, audiologists, and physical therapists.

Appendices cover reference information and cross references to existing Plural Publishing texts. The accompanying DVD includes self-assessment questions for each chapter covering principle teaching points.

Audience

Primary Subject: Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery / Pediatric ORL
Secondary Subject: Audiology / Balance Assessment and Treatment
Audience Level: Professional

• Section 1: Basic Mechanisms
  • Chapter 1: Anatomy and Embryology of the Vestibular Apparatus
  • Chapter 2: Physiology and Maturation of Balance Mechanisms
• Section 2: Clinical Evaluation
  • Chapter 3: History and Physical Examination
  • Chapter 4: VNG/ENG
  • Chapter 5: Rotational testing
  • Chapter 6: VEMP
  • Chapter 7: Static Balance: CDP
  • Chapter 8: Dynamic Balance: Gross motor assessment
  • Chapter 9: Gait Analysis
• Section 3: Pediatric Vestibular Disorders
  • Chapter 10: Peripheral Vestibular Disturbances
  • Chapter 11: Migraine Disease
  • Chapter 12: CNS Structural Lesions
  • Chapter 13: Seizure Disorders
  • Chapter 14: Movement Disorders, Cerebral Palsy, and Developmental Delays
  • Chapter 15: Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Chapter 16: Traumatic Brain Injury and BPPV
  • Chapter 17: Ocular and Oculomotor Abnormalities
  • Chapter 18: Encephalopathies and Meningitis
  • Chapter 19: Vascular Disease
  • Chapter 20: Behavioral Psychological Disorders
• Section 4: Treatment
  • Chapter 21: Vestibular Adaptation and Compensation
  • Chapter 22: Vestibular Rehabilitation
  • Chapter 23: Multisensory Deficits
  • Chapter 24: Psychosocial Aspects of Patient and Family Care
  • Chapter 25: Current and Future Research/ Challenges

About The Editors

Robert O'Reilly, M.D., FACS

Robert Carlos O'Reilly, MD is Chief, Division of Pediatric Otolaryngology and Director of the Pediatric Balance and Vestibular Disorders Laboratory at the Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children and Nemours Biomedical Research Department. He is Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Otolaryngology at Thomas Jefferson University and a full-time pediatric Neurotologic surgeon at AI duPont Hospital for Children.

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Thierry Morlet, PhD

Thierry Morlet, PhD is the Head of the Auditory Physiology and Psychoacoutics Laboratory at A.I. duPont Hospital for Children (Wilmington, DE) and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the University of Delaware.

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Sharon Cushing, M.D. MSc, FRCSC

Dr. Sharon Cushing is a full time pediatric otolaryngologist at The Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto, Canada, and an Assistant Professor and Clinician Investigator in the Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery at the University of Toronto.

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