List of Contributors List of Abbreviations 1: Herman Kingma and Raymond van de Berg: Biophysics of the vestibular system 2: Dominik Straumann and Alexander A. Tarnutzer: Vestibular physiology: How to be a clinician and yet think physiologically 3: Neel Fotedar, Alessandro Serra, and Aasef G. Shaikh: The vestibulo-ocular reflexes and perception of self-motion 4: John H. J. Allum and Mark G. Carpenter: Postural control and the vestibulospinal system 5: Bill J. Yates: The vestibulo-autonomic system 6: Ian S. Curthoys and G. Michael Halmagyi: Multi-sensory interaction and vestibular compensation 7: Marianne Dieterich and Thomas Brandt: Functional imaging of the vestibular system 8: G. Michael Halmagyi and Ian S. Curthoys: Clinic anatomy and physiology of the vestibular system 9: Thomas Lempert: I am an otologist, what neurology do I need to know? 10: Louisa J. Murdin, Rosalyn A. Davies, and Harry R. F. Powell: I am a neurologist, what otology do I need to know? 11: Adolfo M. Bronstein and Thomas Lempert: Symptoms and syndromes in the patient with dizziness or unsteadiness 12: Amir Kheradmand and David S. Zee: Clinical bedside examination 13: Adolfo M. Bronstein: Oscillopsia and visuo-vestibular symptoms 14: Kristen Janky, Scott Eggers, and Devin L. McCaslin: The role of vestibular laboratory testing 15: Sotirios Bisdas, Mark Radon, and Tarek A. Yousry: Imaging of vertigo and labyrinthine disorders 16: Alexandre R. Bisdorff, Jeffrey P. Staab, and David E. Newman-Toker: Vestibular symptoms, balance and their disorders: How will we classify them? 17: Marousa Pavlou and Susan L. Whitney: The principles of balance assessment and rehabilitation 18: Eva Grill, Hannelore K. Neuhauser, and Thomas Lempert: The epidemiology of vertigo, dizziness, and postural instability 19: Michael Strupp and Thomas Brandt: Acute unilateral vestibulopathy (AUVP) / vestibular neuritis 20: Daniele Nuti, Marco Mandalà, and David S. Zee: Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo: A guide to diagnosis and treatment 21: Michael von Brevern: Migraine and other episodic vestibular disorders 22: Yuri Agrawal, John Carey, Bryan Ward, and Deepa Galaiya: Ménière's Disease 23: Hyung Lee and Ji-Soo Kim: Posterior circulation stroke and vestibular syndromes 24: Lidia Frejo, Joanna C. Jen, and Jose A. Lopez Escamez: Genetics of episodic and progressive vestibulocerebellar syndromes 25: Thomas Brandt, Marianne Dieterich, and Michael Strupp: Bilateral vestibulopathy: Causes and courses 26: Kevin Barraclough and Barry Seemungal: Vertigo and dizziness in general medicine 27: John F. Golding and Michael A. Gresty: Motion sickness and disorientation in vehicles 28: Alexander A. Tarnutzer and David E. Newman-Toker: Fits, faints, funny turns, and falls in the differential diagnosis of the dizzy patient 29: Jeffrey P. Staab: Behavioural neuro-otology 30: Heiko M. Rust and Barry M. Seemungal: Vestibular dysfunction in traumatic brain injury 31: Diego Kaski and Joseph M. Furman: Dizziness in the elderly 32: Sylvette Wiener-Vacher: Vertigo and balance disorders in children 33: Jonny Harcourt and Peter Rea: Vestibular surgery

"Ménière's syndrome is an inner ear disorder characterized by spontaneous attacks of vertigo, fluctuating low-frequency sensorineural hearing loss, aural fullness, and tinnitus. When the syndrome is idiopathic and cannot be attributed to any other cause (e.g. syphilis, immune-mediated inner ear disease, surgical trauma), it is referred to as Ménière's disease (1). Mé-nière's syndrome exhibits a relapsing-remitting pattern, with episodic attacks terminated by periods of restitution to normal auditory and vestibular function. Additionally, the natural history of Ménière's syndrome is such that auditory and vestibular function typically decline over time (2)"-- Provided by publisher.